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10th Grade
10/02/2013

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Term
abrogate
Definition
verb
to abolish, do away with, formally revoke
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acquiesce
Definition
verb
to comply, give in, consent without protest
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acrimonious
Definition
adj
bitter and sharp in language or tone
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amity
Definition
noun
friendship; peaceful relations
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equanimity
Definition
noun
calmness of temperament; patience and composure
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equivocate
Definition
verb
to use unclear or ambigous language in order to mislead or conceal the truth
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incessant
Definition
adj
continuing without interruption;
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innocuous
Definition
adj
harmless, having no adverse or ill effects
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magnanimous
Definition
adj
very noble and generous; understanding and forgiving of others
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placate
Definition
verb
to appease, pacify;
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placid
Definition
adj
calm and peaceful
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amorphous
Definition
adj
having no definite form or distinct shape
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anthropomorphic
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adj
attributing human characteristics, motivations, or behavior to animals or inanimate objects
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apotheosis
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noun
deification, an exalted or glorified ideal
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autonomy
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noun personal or political independence
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cacophony
Definition
noun
loud, jarring, discordant
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diatribe
Definition
noun a bitter, abusive verbal attack
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dichotomy
Definition
noun
division into two usually contradictory parts or kinds
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panacea
Definition
noun
a remedy for all ills, evils, difficulties or diseases
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pedantic
Definition
adj
marked by a narrow, tiresome focus on or display of learning, especially of rules or trivial matters
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peripatetic
Definition
adj
waling about from place to place
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itinerant
Definition
—adjective

traveling from place to place, especially on a
working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering: an itinerant farm hand.
Term
Lecherous
Definition
Adj.
Lustful, inviting to lust
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Bourgeois
Definition
Noun
A member of the middle-class
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Lascivious
Definition
Adj
Inclined to lustfulness
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Clandestine
Definition
Adj
done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially secrecy.

Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
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