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Vocab 10 145-288
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10th Grade
10/27/2011
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asset
 Definition
a valuable thing
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assiduous
 Definition
diligent/persistent
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assuage
 Definition
to make less intense
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astute
 Definition
very smart
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atrocity
 Definition
a brutal deed
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attest
 Definition
to testify
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attire
 Definition
clothes/usually fancy
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attribute
 Definition
to put forward as the source
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audacity
 Definition
boldness
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audible
 Definition
able to be heard
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augment
 Definition
to increase or become greater
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augury
 Definition
omen/prophecy
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auspicious
 Definition
showing signs of success
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austere
 Definition
strict
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authenticate
 Definition
to prove to be genuine
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authenticity
 Definition
condition of being genuine
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authoritative
 Definition
commanding
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autocrat
 Definition
monarch with supreme powers
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autonomous
 Definition
self governing
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avarice
 Definition
greediness for wealth
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avaricious
 Definition
greedy for wealth
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avid
 Definition
enthusiastic
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axiom
 Definition
self evident truth
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bacchanalian
 Definition
drunken
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balmy
 Definition
mild/fragrant
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banter
 Definition
playful joke
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barbarity
 Definition
cruelty
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bedraggle
 Definition
to wet thoroughly
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beguile
 Definition
to cheat
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belittle
 Definition
to make someone/something feel unimportant
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike
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belligerent
 Definition
ready and eager to fight
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beneficence
 Definition
to do good
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benevolent
 Definition
generous
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benighted
 Definition
state of mental or moral ignorance
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benign
 Definition
kindly/ not malignant
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bequeath
 Definition
to pass down
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beneficiary
 Definition
a person who recieves benefit
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bequest
 Definition
money/property left in a will
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besmirch
 Definition
to soil/defile
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bestial
 Definition
having cruel qualities
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bias
 Definition
a prejudice
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bibliophile
 Definition
lover of books
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bizarre
 Definition
extremely unusual
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blasphemous
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profane
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blatant
 Definition
obvious
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blithe
 Definition
carefree
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boisterous
 Definition
noisy and wild
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bolster
 Definition
to support strengthen
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bombastic
 Definition
pertaining to speech that sounds good but has little meaning
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bondage
 Definition
slavery/serfdom
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boor
 Definition
a crude, insensitive person
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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brawny
 Definition
strong/muscular
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breadth
 Definition
width/measure of width
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brusque
 Definition
blunt/abrupt
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buffoonery
 Definition
clowning
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burgeoning
 Definition
growing or developing quickly
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cabal
 Definition
a small, secret group united to promote their interests
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cacophony
 Definition
unpleasant sounds
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caliber
 Definition
ability/capacity
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callous
 Definition
unfeeling/insensitive
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canard
 Definition
an unfounded rumor
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candid
 Definition
open/up front
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cantankerous
 Definition
argumentative
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capacious
 Definition
large/roomy
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capitulate
 Definition
to yield/surrender
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capricious
 Definition
unpredictable/inconsistent
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captivate
 Definition
to attract
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carnivorous
 Definition
meat-eating
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carping
 Definition
finding fault
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carte blanche
 Definition
unlimited authority
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castigate
 Definition
to criticize harshly
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catastrophic
 Definition
involving/pertaining to a great disaster
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categorical
 Definition
absolute/without question
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cede
 Definition
to transfer/yield a title to
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celerity
 Definition
speed/quickness
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censor
 Definition
to ban/prevent from becoming known
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censure
 Definition
to blame/criticize
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centurion
 Definition
Roman army officer
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chagrin
 Definition
vexation/disappointment
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chaos
 Definition
utter confusion
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charade
 Definition
an obvious show
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charisma
 Definition
great popular charm/divine gift
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charlatan
 Definition
a fake/phony
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chary
 Definition
cautiously watchful
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chasten
 Definition
to discipline/punish/correct/improve
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chastise
 Definition
to criticize harshly
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chauvinist
 Definition
a blindly devout patriot
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chimerical
 Definition
fantastic/highly imaginative
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chronicler
 Definition
a person who records events in order of time
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churlish
 Definition
rude
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circumlocution
 Definition
a roundabout or wordy way to express an idea
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circumscribe
 Definition
to limit/restrict
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
 Definition
to outwit
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cite
 Definition
to quote/command
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clamor
 Definition
a loud, continuous noise, noisy protest
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clandestine
 Definition
secret
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clarify
 Definition
to make easier to understand
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claustrophobic
 Definition
afraid of being in small, enclosed spaces
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cliche
 Definition
an overused expression which has almost lost its meaning
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coerce
 Definition
to force or compel with threats/intimidation/violence
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cogitate
 Definition
to think over
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cognizance
 Definition
knowledge
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cognomen
 Definition
family name/last name
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collaboration
 Definition
working with others
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colloquium
 Definition
a meeting for discussion/academic seminar
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collusion
 Definition
conspiring in fraud
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colossal
 Definition
great in size
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combatant
 Definition
a person engaged in a fight
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combustible
 Definition
capable of catching fire and burning
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comely
 Definition
attractive/agreeable
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commendable
 Definition
praiseworthy
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commensurate
 Definition
equal in extent
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commodious
 Definition
spacious
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communal
 Definition
relating to community
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compel
 Definition
to force/drive
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compensate
 Definition
to make up for
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competence
 Definition
sufficient skill
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compile
 Definition
to gather from different sources
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complacent
 Definition
self-satisfied
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complaisant
 Definition
trying to please
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compliant
 Definition
obedient
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compunction
 Definition
remorse
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concede
 Definition
to acknowledge as being true
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concise
 Definition
brief
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concoct
 Definition
to make up
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concomitant
 Definition
existing with something else
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concur
 Definition
to agree
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condescend
 Definition
to bestow courtesies with a superior air
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condiment
 Definition
spices
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condone
 Definition
to forgive
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confidant
 Definition
a person whom one entrusts secrets
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conflagration
 Definition
a great, destructive fire
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conglomeration
 Definition
a mass of material sticking together
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conjecture
 Definition
an opinion based on insufficient evidence
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conjugal
 Definition
pertaining to marriage
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connoisseur
 Definition
a high quality judge or collector
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consanguinity
 Definition
kinship
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conscientious
 Definition
guided by conscience
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consensus
 Definition
general agreement
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construe
 Definition
to explain/interpret
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collateral
 Definition
security given for a loan
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