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Crispin
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General Vocab
7th Grade
12/05/2010

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Term
ultimatum
Definition

noun

 

a final demand that threatens punishment if rejected

Term
upbraid
Definition

verb

 

to criticize and assign blame to a person

Term
spurious
Definition

adjective

 

not genuine

Term
replicate
Definition

verb

 

to reproduce an event or action

Term
inexorable
Definition

adjective

 

unyielding or stubborn

Term
hubris
Definition

noun

 

excessive pride

Term
derision
Definition

noun

 

redicule

Term
defamation
Definition

noun

 

attack on a person's or group's character

Term
catalyst
Definition

noun

 

something that initiates a process or event and is itself unaffected

Term
cavalier
Definition

adjective

 

unconcerned with what is considered important

Term
pugnacious
Definition

adjective

 

prone to quarrels or fights

Term
reconcile
Definition

verb

 

to settle or bring into agreement

Term
recumbent
Definition

adjective

 

lying down, inactive

Term
rectify
Definition

verb

 

to put right

Term
cardinal
Definition

adjective

 

primarily important, vital, or prominent

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