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Book 10 Lesson 5
Vocabulary words
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10th Grade
01/31/2011

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acrimony
Definition
Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility.
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affinity
Definition
Attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship.
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ambivalent
Definition
Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive.
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cessation
Definition
A stopping, either final or temporary
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emaciated
Definition
Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny.
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enclave
Definition
A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory.
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engender
Definition
To bring into being, to produce
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exacerbate
Definition
To make more severe, bitter, or violent
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illicit
Definition
Not allowed, improper, or unlawful
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indigenous
Definition
Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native.
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inexorable
Definition
Not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless.
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infatuated
Definition
Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire.
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insatiable
Definition
Never satisfied; greedy
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poignant
Definition
Painfully moving, affecting, or touching
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proselytize
Definition
To convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause
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