Collection 2: The Federalist No. 10

As you read James Madison's "The Federalist No. 10," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 2: The Declaration of Independence, Preamble and Bill of Rights, The Federalist No. 10, Thomas Jefferson: The Best of Enemies, Colonial American poems, A Soldier for the Crown
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  1. faction
    a dissenting clique
  2. propensity
    a natural inclination
  3. obviate
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  4. actuate
    put in motion
  5. aggregate
    formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
  6. fallible
    likely to fail or make errors
  7. reciprocal
    concerning each of two or more persons or things
  8. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  9. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  10. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  11. apportionment
    the act of distributing according to a plan
  12. impartiality
    an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
  13. predominant
    having superior power or influence
  14. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  15. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  16. desideratum
    something sought after as a necessity
  17. opprobrium
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  18. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  19. inducement
    a positive motivational influence
  20. medium
    an intervening substance through which something is achieved
  21. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  22. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  23. diffusive
    spreading by diffusion
  24. mean
    an average computed by adding some function of the numbers
  25. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  26. endowment
    natural abilities or qualities
  27. comprise
    include or contain
  28. palpable
    able to be felt by tactile examination
  29. sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
  30. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
Created on Thu Jul 03 20:53:33 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:34:34 EDT 2014)

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