First week
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kearneyfamily on September 12, 2012
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20 words a week in mrs.sernas class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allocation | an amount set aside for a specific purpose. |
| altercation | a dispute or argument. |
| articulation | adjustment made to pernounce a certain sound. |
| circumlocation | a round about or indirect way of speaking. |
| coalition | a combination or alliance, fusion |
| conflagration | a destructive fire |
| depreciation | decrease in value due to wear and tear |
| edification | moral oral improvement or guidance |
| emancipation | the act of freeing from restraint |
| eradication | the act to remove or destroy |
| extortion | the act of twisting something out of someone |
| hallucination | a false notion, belief, or impression |
| inhibition | the act of forbidding prohibiting |
| innovation | something new, different, or introduced |
| insulation | the act of isolating or preventing or reducing the passage |
| intimidation | to make timid or fill with fear |
| personification | to give a non living thing living characteristics |
| procrastination | the act to delay, or put off till another time |
| remuneration | the act to pay, recompense, or reward |
| undulation | a wavy form or outline |
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