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Borris Vocab Ch. 14
Words and Definitions
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10th Grade
06/08/2010
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amenable
 Definition
willing to follow advice
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berate
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to scold sharply
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carnage
 Definition
large-scale slaughter
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credulous
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easily deceived
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criterion
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a rule, test
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deplete
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to diminish greatly
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expatiate
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to expand on
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extraneous
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not essential, irrelevant
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inception
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the beginning, start
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infirmity
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a weakness or ailment
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jejune
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immature, juvenile
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obdurate
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stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
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a general mixture
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precocious
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showing unusually early development
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sadistic
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excessively cruel
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sententious
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self-righteous
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supplicate
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to beg earnestly
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surfeit
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an excess or overindulgence
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tortuous
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winding, twisted, crooked
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turgid
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swollen, bloated
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