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10th Grade Vocabulary
Vocabulary for both the first and second semesters of 10th Grade.
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10th Grade
02/13/2012
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Abject (adj)
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Being of the most miserable kind.
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Contravene (v)
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To act or be counter to.
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Indelible (adj)
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Impossible to remove.
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Affectation (n)
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A show, or display.
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Precipitous (adj)
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Extremely steep.
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Magnanimity (n)
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Extremely liberal and generous of spirit.
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Sagacity (n)
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The quality of being discerning.
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Circumscribed (tr. v)
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To determine the limits of.
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Acrimonious (adj)
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Bitter and sharp in language or tone.
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Ensconced (tr. v)
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To settle (oneself) securely.
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Acquiesce (v)
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To agree or consent.
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Staunch (adj)
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Steadfast or firm.
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Fastidious (adj)
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Excessively critical.
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Effete (adj)
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Lacking in wholesome vigor.
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Eclectic (adj)
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Not following any one system, as of philosophy, but selecting and using what are considered to be the best elements of all systems.
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Wallow (v)
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To luxuriate.
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Impregnable (adj)
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Strong enough to resist or withstand attack.
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Macabre (adj)
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Gruesome and horrifying.
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Condescending (adj)
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showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.
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Chimerical (adj)
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Wildly fanciful.
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Apotheosis (n)
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the elevation of a person to the rank of god.
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Laconic (adj)
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Using few words.
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Mellifluous (adj)
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Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
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Tremulous (adj)
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Characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
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Reprehensible (adj)
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Deserving of blame; blameworthy.
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Taciturn (adj)
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Dour, stern, and silent in expression of manner.
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Contrition (n)
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Sincere penitence or remorse.
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Luminous (adj)
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Radiating or reflecting light.
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Facetiousness (n)
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Not meant to be taken seriously.
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Malign (tr. v)
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To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about.
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Austere (adj)
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Severe in manner.
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Adroit (adj)
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Cleverly skillful.
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Credulous (adj)
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Willing to believe or trust to readily.
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Prosaic (adj)
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Commonplace or dull.
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Indigent (adj)
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Lacking food, clothing, and another necessities.
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Forlorn (adj)
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Desolate or dreary.
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Furtive (adj)
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Sly; shifty.
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Fathom (v)
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To penetrate to the truth of.
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Bereft (adj)
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Deprived.
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Tenacity (n)
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The act of being tenacious.
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Embody (v)
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To give a concrete form to.
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Prowess (n)
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Exceptional or superior ability.
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Recompense (n)
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To repay.
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Auspicious (adj)
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Promising success.
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Lithe (adj)
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Bending readily.
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Impeccable (adj)
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Faultless; flawless.
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Placid (adj)
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Pleasantly calm or peaceful.
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Indignation (n)
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Strong displeasure at something.
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Vindicate (v)
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To clear, as from an accusation.
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Pallid (adj)
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Lacking in vitality or interest.
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Aesthetic (adj)
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Having to do with the appreciation of beuty.
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Ambivalent (adj)
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Simultaneously feeling oppossing emotions.
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Apathetic (adj)
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Feeling or showing little emotion
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Benevolent (adj)
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Well-meaning; generous.
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Candor (n)
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Sincerity; openness.
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Cogent (adj)
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Convincing, reasonable.
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Conviction (n)
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A fixed or strong belief.
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Dubious (adj)
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Doubtful.
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Egregious (adj)
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Conspicuosly bad or offensive.
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Exculpate (v)
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To free from guilt or blam.
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Gratuitous (adj)
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Given freely.
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Hackneyed (adj)
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Warn out through overuse.
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Imperious (adj)
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
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Inherent (adj)
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Inborn; built-in.
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Inveterate (adj)
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Long established.
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Laudatory (adj)
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Giving praise.
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Mollifly (v)
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To calm or soothe.
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Novel (adj)
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Stikingly new or unusual.
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Odurate (adj)
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Stubborn.
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Ostentatious (adj)
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Describing a pretentious display.
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Paramount (adj)
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Of chief concern.
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Penitent (adj)
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Remorseful for one's misdeeds.
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Pervasive (adj)
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Dispersed throughout.
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Plausible
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Seemingly valid.
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Rancor
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Bitter resentment or ill.
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Spurious
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Not genuine.
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Stoic (adj)
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Indifferent to pleasure.
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Superfluous (adj)
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Extra; unnecessary.
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Tenuous (adj)
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Having little substance.
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Transitory (adj)
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Short-lived.
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