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Spelling List 1
Spring 2008
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to do away with; destroy |
| abnormal | not normal |
| antebellum | a period before war |
| bellicose | war-like |
| chicanery | a trick |
| chromosome | a thread-like piece of DNA that carries genetic information |
| chromatic | related to color |
| circumlocution | the use of indirect and unnecessarily wordy language |
| circumnavigate | to go around; avoid |
| circumvent | to surround (an enemy, for example); to go around |
| circumstance | a situation |
| deciduous | a plant that looses its leaves at the end of its growing season |
| defend | to keep others away |
| deprive | to take away from |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; causing injury |
| epiphany | a sudden, significant understanding |
| contribute | to give (with others) to create a whole |
| cram | to force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space; stuff |
| routinely | following a regular pattern |
| anterior | before in place or time |