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Adventures of Carlito
from Flocabulary. the hip hop approach to SAT-level vocabulary building
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11th Grade
01/22/2009
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dictate
 Definition
to pronounce, command, prescribe
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fortify
 Definition
to strengthen
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diminutive
 Definition
miniature, small
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goad
 Definition
to urge, to provoke into action
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lachrymose
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tearful
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obsequious
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submissive
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laud
 Definition
to applaud or praise
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sycophant
 Definition
a self-serving flatterer
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officious
 Definition
offering unwanted help or service
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abide
 Definition
to put up with, tolerate
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punctilious
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eager to follow rules
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propriety
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decency, state of being proper
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amble
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to stroll, walk
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scurrilous
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crude, vulgar
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inimical
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hostile, threatening
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trek
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to walk, travel by foot
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malevolent
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having intent to harm others
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malicious
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malevolent, harmful
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truculent
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eager to fight, violent
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pugnacious
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belligerent
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accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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invective
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a verbal attack
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timorous
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fearful, timid
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circumspect
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cautious
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prudent
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cautious, careful
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nefarious
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horribly villainous
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petulance
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irritability, impoliteness
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repudiate
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to reject, turn down
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accede
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to agree
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accomodating
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obliging, helpful
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poised
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balanced, readied
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masticate
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to chew
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spurious
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false but intended to seem believable
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abate
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to lessen, to reduce in severity
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abase
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to lower, demean, degrade
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laceration
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a cut, a rip
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altercation
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an argument, dispute
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mediate
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to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
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arbitrator
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one who settles controversy between two sides
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restitution
 Definition
compensation, reimbursement
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retaliation
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revenge, punishment
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retribution
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vengeance, revenge, payback
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umbrage
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anger, offense, resentment
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upbraid
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to criticize, scold, reproach
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berate
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to scold severely
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atone
 Definition
to apologize, make amends
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benevolent
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kind, good, caring
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bereft
 Definition
without, devoid of
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concede
 Definition
to give in, to accept
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