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10th Grade Vocabulary Exam
Vocab. Exam
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English
10th Grade
06/02/2008
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laconic
 Definition
expressing much in few words
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incongruous
 Definition
having inconsistant elements
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solace
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comfort
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clandestine
 Definition
hidden/secret
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chagrin
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dissapointment
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respite
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postponment
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere at once
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salient
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outstanding
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surreptitious
 Definition
accomplish by secret
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antithesis
 Definition
exact opposite
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perpetrate
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commit
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concoct
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devise
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hoax
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a trick
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gullible
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easily fooled
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labyrinth
 Definition
winding passages
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component
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element, part
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impeccable
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faultless
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evaluate
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find the value of, review
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murky
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dark, obscure
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resourceful
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able to meet any situation
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buff
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a fan, follower, enthusiast
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conjugal
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relating to marraige
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barometer
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instrument for mesuring change
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irrelevant
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not related to the subject
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modify
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to change
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spontaneous
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on the spur of the moment
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crave
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to desire
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romp
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to move in a lively manner
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deem
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believe to judge
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abortive
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fruitless, failing
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parsimonious
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miserly
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megalomania
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abnormal desire for power
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legion
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large number
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dismantle
 Definition
take apart, disassemble
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blunt
 Definition
plain spoken
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restrictive
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harsh, confining
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underwrite
 Definition
agree to finance
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coup
 Definition
revolution, overthrow
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strife
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unrest, discord
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fiat
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an official order, decree
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pesky
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annoying
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reviled
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scolded
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edifice
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building
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omnivorous
 Definition
eating any kind of food
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derogatory
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expressing low opinion
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indict
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accuse
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disparate
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different
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nebulous
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vague, not clear
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sultry
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torrid
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repose
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state of rest
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salvation
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deliverance from ruin
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materialism
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concern with possessions
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ponder
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to consider carefully
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lush
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luxurious
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nurture
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nourish
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metamorphosis
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change
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scion
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descendant
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ascetic
 Definition
she who practices self-denial
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disciple
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follower
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nirvana
 Definition
heavenly place
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cope
 Definition
to be a match for
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delude
 Definition
to fool
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demur
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to object
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prelude
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introduction
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fabricate
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to lie
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juxapose
 Definition
to place side by side
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cumulative
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accumulated
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covert
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secret
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escalation
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intensification
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potential
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possible
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maladjusted
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disturbed
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decade
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ten years
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mortality
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death
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analogous
 Definition
comparable, similar
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mandate
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athorative command
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enunciate
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to utter, proclaim
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susceptible
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easily affected
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catastrophic
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disastrous
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gamut
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range
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pedagogue
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teacher
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bizarre
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weird
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inanimate
 Definition
without life
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artifact
 Definition
hand-made object
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taint
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contaminate
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vulnerable
 Definition
able to be hurt
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anthropologist
 Definition
a person who studies man's customs
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abusurd
 Definition
rediculous
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bigot
 Definition
one who is not tolerant with other's ideas
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abhor
 Definition
to utterly hate
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originate
 Definition
begin, arise
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awesome
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inspiring terror, weird
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debris
 Definition
ruins, fragments
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obliterate
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wipe out, erase
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eruption
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bursting out
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sage
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wise man, philosopher
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initiate
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set going, start
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longevity
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long duration of life
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puny
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weak, unimportant
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dispersed
 Definition
broken up, scattered, spread
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hoard
 Definition
accumulate, save, store up
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