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Adv. English Vocabulary
a study set for sophomores
49
English
10th Grade
12/19/2012

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Advent
Definition
Coming of
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Affinity
Definition
love of
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Adjacent
Definition
ying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
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Agitate
Definition
ying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
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alleviate
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to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
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antebellum
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after war
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appease
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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
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approbation
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approval
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bellicose
Definition
inclined or eager to fight
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cicerone
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guide
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conjecture
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an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation
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criminology
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study of criminal stuff
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definitive
Definition
having its fixed and final form; providing a solution or final answer; satisfying all criteria: the definitive treatment for an infection; a definitive answer to a dilemma.
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detract
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take away value of
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disprove
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to be false or wrong
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elevated
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raised
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enamored
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to fill with love
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finite
Definition
has an end
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gravid
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pregnant
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gravitas
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seriousness
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hedonism
Definition
devotion of pleasure as a way of life
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hospice
Definition
place for old people,sick, dying, pilgrims, strangers etc.
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hostage
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a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
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hostel
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a cheap place to stay
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incipent
Definition
beginning to exist or appear
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inhospitable
Definition
not friendly
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inmical
Definition
unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze.
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levity
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lightness of mind
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nestor
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wise old man
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pacify
Definition
to make quiet
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pact
Definition
a document
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paramour
Definition
illicit lover
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perceptible
Definition
capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
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perseverance
Definition
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
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probity
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integrity and uprightness; honesty.
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prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
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Protagoras
Definition
to draw out or lengthen
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rebellion
Definition
open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
2.
resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.
3.
the act of rebelling.
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reception
Definition
view of
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recrimination
Definition
counter charge
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reprobate
Definition
criminal. hoodlum
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retract
Definition
pull away
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spartan
Definition
fighter, hostile.
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stentorian
Definition
loud speaker
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stoic
Definition
of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
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sybaritic
Definition
( usually lowercase ) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor.
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trajectory
Definition
path
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venturesome
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risky
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venue
Definition
place to perform
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