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9 and 10 Voc
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English
11th Grade
10/12/2006

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Term
Intangible
Definition
not capable of being touched
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Idiomatic
Definition
characteristic of a particular language
Term
Expletives
Definition
an oath or exclamation, a word with no meaning
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Affable
Definition
friendly, pleasant, easy to talk to
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Bolstered
Definition
a long narrrow pillow, to support
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Reciprocates
Definition
to give, do, or take in return
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Wistful
Definition
full of longing, yearning; wishful
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Furor
Definition
anger, rage
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Subterfuge
Definition
a trick, excuse, used to escape
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Tawdry
Definition
gaudy, showy, cheap
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Shrew
Definition
mouselike animal
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Garrulous
Definition
talking too much
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Lucractive
Definition
profitable
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Abridged
Definition
to shorten the # of words, condense
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Verbose
Definition
wordy
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Invokes
Definition
too call upon a higher power for aid, to call forth
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Finality
Definition
the condition of being complete
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Impromptu
Definition
without preporation
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Supercilious
Definition
alooof and conceited
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Exendations
Definition
a correction
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