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American Lit Vocab
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English
11th Grade
12/18/2012

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Abeyance
Definition
NOUN: a period of temporary inactivity or suspension
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Beckon
Definition
VERB: to signal, summon or direct by a gesture of the head or hand
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Calamity
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NOUN: a great misfortune or disaster
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Dalliance
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NOUN: a wasting of time, as in a distraction to pass the time away
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Echelon
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NOUN: a level of command, authority or rank
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Abstinent
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ADJ: refraining from an appetite or desire
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Beneficient
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ADJ: doing good, or causing good to be done
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Cataclysm
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NOUN: a violent upheavel
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Declaim
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VERB: to speak against something
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Eclectic
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ADJ: drawn from various sources
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Bludgeon
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VERB: to strike or knock down
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Deign
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VERB: to agree to do something based on a personal dignity
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Decorum
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NOUN: the quality of being polite in speech
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Elocution
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NOUN: a person's manner of speaking or reading in public
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Accost
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VERB: to confront boldly
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Bluster
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VERB: to be loud
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Celerity
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NOUN: swiftness or speed
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Ceaselessly
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ADJ: without stop or pause
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Enmity
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NOUN: a shared feeling of hatred
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Acclaim
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VERB: to welcome with sounds of joy or approval
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Acuity
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NOUN: sharpness,acuteness or keeness of sight or the mind
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Boast
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VERB: to speak of oneself with excessive pride
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Collusion
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NOUN: a secret agreement
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Depredation
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NOUN: the act of preying upon or plundering
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Ephermal
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ADJ: lasting a very short time; short lived
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Adversary
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NOUN: an enemy or opponent
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Borne
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VERB: to hold up or bear; endure (past tense)
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Conflagration
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NOUN: a large, destructive fire
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Destitute
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ADJ: lacking food, clothing, or shelter
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Epicure
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NOUN: a person who has a refined taste in food or wine
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Agnostic
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NOUN: a person who doubts the existence of God
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Conscientious
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ADJ: highly attentive to detail
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Diatribe
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NOUN: a bitter sharply abusive attack or criticism
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Ephiphany
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NOUN: a sudden insight into the meaning or nature of something
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Fallow
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ADJ: not in use; inactive
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Alienate
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VERB: to make indifferent or hostile
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Contumacious
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ADJ: stubbornly rebellious; willfully disobedient
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Didactic
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ADJ: intended for purpose of instruction
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Eradicate
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VERB: to remove or destroy
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Fastidious
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ADJ: hard to please
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Germane
Definition
ADJ: closely or significantly related
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Reproach
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VERB: to find fault with a person or group; to blame
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Rhetoric
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NOUN: the effective use of language to persuade
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Furtive
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ADJ: taken, done, or used in secret
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Retort
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VERB: to reply in a sharp way
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Convivial
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ADJ: friendly or agreeable
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Eschew
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VERB: to abstain or keep away from
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Insatiable
Definition
ADJ: difficult to please or satisfy
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Ubiquitious
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ADJ: seeming to be existing everywhere at the same time
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Unwonted
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ADJ: not usual; rare, but in an unwelcome way
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Trite
Definition
ADJ: lacking freshness due to repetition
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Sylvan
Definition
ADJ: living or located in the woods
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Taciturn
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ADJ: inclined to silence
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Punitive
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ADJ: inflicting punishment
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Vehement
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ADJ: strongly emotional
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Raze
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VERB: to level to the ground
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Mellifluous
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ADJ: pleasing to hear
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Pariah
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NOUN: an outcast; any person who is generally avoided
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Intimate
Definition
VERB: to suggest, imply or hint
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Verbose
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ADJ: characterized by the use of many or too many words
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Insolent
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ADJ: boldly rude or disrespectful
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Irrefutable
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ADJ: impossible to deny or disprove
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Myopic
Definition
ADJ: nearsighted; lacking tolerance or understanding as in narrow- minded
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Verdant
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ADJ: green with vegetation; covered with plants or grass
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Wily
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ADJ: characterized by sly or cunning behavior
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Quell
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VERB: to supress, put an end to or extinguish, to lessen or relieve anxieties
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Parody
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NOUN: a satirical or humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature
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Obtuse
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ADJ: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; dull
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Vilify
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VERB: to speak ill of, defame or slander
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Jovial
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ADJ: characterized by hearty, joyous good humor
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Obsequious
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ADJ: following orders without question
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Magnanimous
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ADJ: generous in forgiving an insult
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Malcontent
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NOUN: one who is not happy or satisfied with current circumstances
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Inure
Definition
VERB: to become accustomed or hardened to hardship, difficulty or pain
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Misanthrope
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NOUN: one who hates human kind
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Insidious
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ADJ: intended to trick or trap
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Esoteric
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ADJ: understand by a select group
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Portentous
Definition
ADJ: predicting a negative outcome
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Laconic
Definition
ADJ: using few words
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Impugh
Definition
VERB: to challenge as false; to cast doubt upon
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