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Vocabulary Group 1_9.13.14

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WHIMSYNoun. capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression
BANENoun. a person or thing that ruins or spoils; death; destruction; ruin
SUBTERFUGENoun. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
INVIDIOUSAdj. calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful; offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious; causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy
SYLLOGISMNoun. Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises: A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.” 2. an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument
MENDACIOUSAdj. telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful; false or untrue
THESPIANNoun. an actor or actress. Adj. pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general
DEBACLENoun.a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout; 2. a complete collapse or failure
ARROGATEVerb.to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right
SENTIENTAdj. 1. having the power of perception by the senses; conscious. 2. characterized by sensation and consciousness


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Ashburnham, MA

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