Vocabulary 7 FINAL (10th)

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erudite

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scholarly; learned; well-educated

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ambivalent

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having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing or idea; unable to decide

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dilemma

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a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

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culmination

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the highest point of attainment; end or climax

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power

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vocabulary

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the body of words used in a particular language or by a particular group of people.

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synonym

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a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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antonym

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a word that means the opposite of another word.

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context

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the circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word or phrase that help to clarify its meaning.

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connotation

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.