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ch10 vocab
ch10 vocab
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English
12th Grade
01/27/2010
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majordomo
 Definition
a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
 Definition
impossible to defend or justify
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perambulate
 Definition
to walk about; stroll
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veneer
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a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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timorous
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timid
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luminous
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emitting light
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circuitous
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indirect, roundabout
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perquisite
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a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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probity
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integrity, respectability
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polemical
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relating to controversy or argument
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tacit
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indicated but not expressed, implied silently
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largesse
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generosity
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indolent
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lazy
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circumlocution
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unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
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depredate
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to plunder and pillage
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