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Vocab 13 +5

Vocab 13 +5. Paragon: n. model/pattern of excellence. Spartans were considered paragons of manliness. Repugnant: adj. arousing distate or aversion. Metonymy: n. where word/phrase is substituted for another. Pen = ______________ Sword = ____________.

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Vocab 13 +5

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  1. Vocab 13 +5

  2. Paragon: n. model/pattern of excellence Spartans were considered paragons of manliness.

  3. Repugnant: adj. arousing distate or aversion

  4. Metonymy: n. where word/phrase is substituted for another Pen = ______________ Sword = ____________

  5. Unctuous: adj. exaggerated, insincere earnestness; oily • Men who wink at ALL the girls seem a little unctuous . . . kind of creepy!

  6. Diaphanous: adj. light, delicate and translucent OR

  7. Gentrification: v. restoration of deteriorated urban property Before After Gentrification often means poorer people have to move out of their neighborhood.

  8. Deposition: n. process of giving sworn evidence • You can go to jail for lying in a deposition. It is the equivalent of giving evidence in court.

  9. Corollary: n. proposition formed by one already proved • If ______(A)_________, then _____(B)_________ must by true. • Therefore, B is the corollary of A. • I don’t even need to do extra research.

  10. Rigmarole: n. lengthy, complicated procedure Bob had to rig an extensive setup to set in place the rigmarole for opening his front door. Bob lives in New York City.

  11. Foppery: n. foolish quality or action The foppery on the left, and the foppery on the right are of two different eras . . . But the fashion statements are both foolish.

  12. Pedagogy: n. method or practice of teaching My personal pedagogy includes a wide variety of writing activities. My students secretly like it!

  13. Attenuate: v. weaken or reduce in force or value If my stocks attenuate then I will have to pay more attention to my savings or I will never be able to retire. There are products you can install to attenuate the noisy rattling caused by subwoofers.

  14. Caustic: adj. severely critical or sarcastic

  15. Vivify: v. to bring life to;

  16. Renunciation: n. formal rejection of something

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