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Vocabulary Set #3

Published on Nov 19, 2015

This is the third set of vocabulary words for English I at CCES for the 2014-15 school year.

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Vocabulary Set #3

CCES - English I - 2014-15
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Bleak

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Bleak: (adj) bare, desolate, and windswept; without hope or encouragement ; depressing and dreary

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Anachronism

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Anachronism: (n) a thing or person that belongs to another time period

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Culminate

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Culminate: (v) to reach the highest point or development; to arrive at a final or climactic stage

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Cliche

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Cliche: (n) a trite, stereotyped expression; anything that has become overly commonplace

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Emphatic

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Emphatic: (adj) uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive; forceful and insistent

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Hors d'oeuvres

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Hors d'oeuvres: (n) a small portion of food served as an appetizer or a snack with cocktails

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Legitimate

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Legitimate: (adj) according to the law; in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards

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Swoon

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Swoon: (v) to faint or lose consciousness; to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy

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Traipsing

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Traipsing: (v) to walk or go aimlessly or idly; to walk over, tramp

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Validate

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Validate: (v) to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval

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