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Advancing Vocab Skills Unit 4
Unit 4
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English
11th Grade
10/18/2010

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noxious
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Harmful to life or health; poisonous
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Scenario
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A sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested
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diabolic
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Very cruel; wicked; demonic
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chide
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to scold mildly or express disapproval
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yen
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A strong desire; craving
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integral
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necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole
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coalition
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a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose
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commensurate
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corresponding in degree, number, or size; in proportion
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connotation
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a secondary meaning suggested by a word, in addition to the word's dictionary definition
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dilapidated
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fallen into a state in which repairs are badly needed; broken down
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exacerbate
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to aggravate (a situation or condition); make more sense
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mitigate
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To make less severe or less intense; relieve
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unprecedented
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being the first instance of something; never having occurred before
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panacea
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something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all
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atrophy
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to wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away
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deplore
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lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities
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imperative
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Necessary; urgent
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objective
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Not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed
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utilitarian
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Made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations
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deprivation
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to feel or express disapproval of
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exhilaration
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cheerfulness; high spirits
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extricate
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to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty
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tenuous
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having little substance or basic
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decorum
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correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior
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rejuvenate
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to make (someone) feel or seem younger again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again
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espouse
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to support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)
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Synchronize
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To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time
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facilitate
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to make easier to do or to get
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orthodox
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Following established, traditional rule or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted
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exorbitant
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excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate
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demeanor
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Conduct; outward behavior; manner
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indolent
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Lazy; avoiding or disliking work
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unassuming
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modest; not boastful or arrogant
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dissipate
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To thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away
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nonchalant
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calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned
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assimilate
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to become more similar to a larger whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to main culture
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unilateral
Definition
involving or done by only one side
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inherent
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Existing as a natural or essential quality of a person o thing; built-in
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belligerent
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quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; aggressive
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denunciation
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A strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publicly
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Vindicate
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to clear from blame or suspicion; justify or prove right
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placebo
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a substance which contains no medicine, but which the receiver believes is a medicine
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emanate
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To flow or come out from a source; come forth
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analogy
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A comparison between two things in order to clarify or dramatize
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annihilate
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to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness
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criterion
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a standard by which something is or can be judged
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subversive
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Acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something established
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staunch
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firm; loyal; strong in support
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holistic
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Emphasizing the whole and the interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts separately
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proficient
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skilled; highly competent
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dec-
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ten
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-ous
Definition
having; full of; characterized
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sur-
Definition
over; above; additional
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duc, duct
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To lead; guide; draw off
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phil, phile
Definition
loving; lover; friend
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-en
Definition
made of
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oct-, octo-
Definition
eight
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vol
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to will; choose
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-cian, -ian
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A person with a certain ability or a certain kind of knowledge
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homo-
Definition
Same; similar
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