12th Grade Vocabulary List 7

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Acolyte

one who attends or assists

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Aura

a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source

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Code

something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest, often concludes a musical section or a literary or dramatic work

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Commandeer

to take arbitrary or forcible possession of

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Dike

an artificial watercourse; a raised causeway

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Dilemma

a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice

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Exact

to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain

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Existentialism

a form of thought that stresses existence or experience over essence or meaning

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Hallow

to make holy or set apart for holy use

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Hamper

to interfere with the operation of

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Inundate

to cover with a flood; overwhelm

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Inure

to accustom to accept something undesirable

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Meretricious

tawdrily and falsely attractive; superficially significant

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Parsimony

the quality of being careful with money or resources; stingy

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Prune

to remove as superfluous

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Psychosis

fundamental derangement of the mind often characterized by disconnection from reality

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Serendipity

finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for

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Serration

a formation resembling the toothed edge of a saw

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Vapid

lacking liveliness, briskness, or force

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Vortex

something that resembles a whirlpool

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