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2nd Semester 2nd Lesson
2nd Sem. lesson #2
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General Vocab
11th Grade
01/28/2010

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misanthropic
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cynical: believing the worst of human nature and motives
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miserly
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greedy and stingy
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mitigate
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate
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motley
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assortment: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; Having elements of great variety or incongruity
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mottled
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Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors;
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mundane
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everyday: found in the ordinary course of events; common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative
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murky
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cloudy: (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
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mutable
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capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
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nettle
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sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
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noisome
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Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul
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nonchalant
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Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent
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notorious
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ill-famed: known widely and usually unfavorably
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novice
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A person new to a field or activity; a beginner
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obdurate
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Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly
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obtrusive
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calling attention to itself in a displeasing way
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obviate
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To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary
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onus
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A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation
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ostensible
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outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
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ostracize
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banish: expel from a community or group
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panacea
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A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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panegyric
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Elaborate praise or laudation
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