Sadlier-Oxford Level H Unit 2
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talmadgec on September 22, 2008
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AP Lit/Comp (Gerding), DC History, Stacerly Coward, KCull's AP Experience, The Black Stallions, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aegis | protection; patronage; sponsorship |
| apprise | to inform of; to make aware by giving oral or written notice |
| bibulous | fond or inclined to drink; absorbent |
| claque | a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat |
| eleemosynary | charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity |
| indigenous | originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious |
| deracinate | to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of |
| lexicon | a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium |
| melee | a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling |
| microcosm | a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system |
| minuscule | very small, tiny; a lowercase letter |
| obfuscate | to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder |
| paternalism | the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
| polarize | to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern |
| purview | the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute |
| sanguine | having ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook |
| solecism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; subsiervient |
| versimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable |
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