1.9 Vocab

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anomaly

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an abnormal, irregular fact or occurance

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apogee

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highest or farthest point (in an orbit); climax

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zenith

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an earthbound word for the highest point a planet or star attains in the sky above a given point on the earth

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nadir

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the lowest point

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apocalypse

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vision of future (well-being); revelation

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Apocalypse/ Book of Revelation

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written for Christians who were suffereing severe persecution in Rome

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arson

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act of setting fire(s) purposely

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sabotage

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willful destruction of property, especially in strikes or war, involves more than arson and has more forms

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saboteur

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a person who destorys property wilfully

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incendiary

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a person who starts fires or one who deliberatly stirs up strife, hostililty or rebellion (adj too)

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client

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person for whom a lawyar, accountant, or agency is acting; customer

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hypothesis

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theory; unproved by explanation

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hypothesis

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scientific guess or assumption made on teh basis of incomplete information until it can be confirmed or proved erroneous

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incidence

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process of a happening, an occurance

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incidence

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the striking of a surface by a ray of light, bullet, line or other body

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incident

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distinct event

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incidental

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just happened to make

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initiative

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unprompted action, the first step, enterprise

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litany

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a responsive prayer or religious service

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liturgy

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religious ceremony

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liturgical

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rights associated with religious service

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maxim

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a wise saying, aphorism, proverb

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maxim

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akin to maximum,utmost, wisdom (magnus=great)

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proverb

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a familiar, obvious, widely accepted truth

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adage

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hints of its age, it has been in popular use ofr a long time

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dictum

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formal, authoritative and likely to come from an epert

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canon

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is a law, a body of laws (especially of the church) or a principlethat cannot be disregarded

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truism

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obvious-too obvious in form or fact to be very impressive

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aphorism/apthegm

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typicaly terse and pity saying, somewhere between the folksy and the authoritative, like a proverb

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epigram

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likely to be witty but more involved, more comprehensive or more poetic, often it uses antithesis and often is about a person

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incident

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distinct event

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incidental

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just happened to make

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initiative

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unprompted action, the first step, enterprise

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litany

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a responsive prayer or religious service

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liturgy

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religious ceremony

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liturgical

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rights associated with religious service

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maxim

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a wise saying, aphorism, proverb

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maxim

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akin to maximum,utmost, wisdom (magnus=great)

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proverb

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a familiar, obvious, widely accepted truth

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adage

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hints of its age, it has been in popular use ofr a long time

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dictum

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formal, authoritative and likely to come from an epert

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canon

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is a law, a body of laws (especially of the church) or a principlethat cannot be disregarded

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truism

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obvious-too obvious in form or fact to be very impressive

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aphorism/apthegm

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typicaly terse and pity saying, somewhere between the folksy and the authoritative, like a proverb

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epigram

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likely to be witty but more involved, more comprehensive or more poetic, often it uses antithesis and often is about a person

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mosaic

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inlaid art work, design made from bits of glass or stone set in cement

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perquisite

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an extra benefit or remuneration

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bonus

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something special given over and above one's regular wages, extra pay, a divident or a figt; it is not a privilege or something bustomary lke a perquisite

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bounty

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usually areward for ding something that the government wants done, like exterminating a pest or producing extra crops

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premium

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someting extra, given usually for purchasing an item

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dividend

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share of the earnings from an investment of either money or effort

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complement

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to round out, make complete

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console

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to comfort (a person), make less sad

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consummate

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bring to fulfillment or completion

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enervate

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weaken, take strength from, debilitate

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atrophy

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wasting away of bodily tissue or a failure to develop, can be used referring to an institution or an enterprise

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exalt

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to lift up, elevate

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perforate

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punch hole(s), pierce

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propagate

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to reproduce, spread abroad

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propaganda

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the spreading or promoting of ideas, doctrines or information by people dedicated, paid or otherwise obligated to do s, can refer to ideas, facts or rumors themselves

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stipulate

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to specify, include explicitly (in an agreement)