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Day 18
pearlgates vocab.
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10th Grade
07/10/2011

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inconceivable
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than cannot thought of, understood, or believed
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incongruous
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not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate
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inconsequential
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irrelevant; unimportant
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inconspicuous
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hard to perceive; attracting little attention
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inexhaustrible
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that cannot be used up; tireless
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inexorable
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that cannot be influenced by persuasion; unrelenting
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infallible
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incapable of error; not liable to fail; reliable
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infamous
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having an extremely bad reputation
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insurgent
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rising up against established authority; rebellious
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insurmountable
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that cannot be passed over
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intangible
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that cannot be touched; that cannot be easily defined
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integrate
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to bring parts into a whole unit; to unify
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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jaded
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worn out; dulled through repetition
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jeopardize
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to put into danger
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boycott
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to refrain from buying or using
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litigate
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to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
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braggart
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boaster, bragger 허풍쟁이
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lobby for
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to influence legislators to support certain measures
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loll
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to hang out lazily
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meager
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not sufficient; inadequate
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meander
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to wander aimlessly or idly
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bravado
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swagger허세
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brawn
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physical strength; sturdiness체력
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mutable
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tending to frequent change; fickle
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brazen
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insolent
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breach
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breaking of contract 위반; fissure or gap 틈(구멍)
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brittle
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easily broken
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broach
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to introduce, to open up
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browse
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to gaze, to skim
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bumptious
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self-assertive
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buoyant
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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cache
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hiding place
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pallid
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having an extremely pale complexion
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palpable
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capable of being felt of touched; real; tangible
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palpitate
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to beat strongly, as a heart
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perennial
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continual; happening again and again
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perfidy
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betrayal of trust; treachery
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perfunctory
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careless; unenthusiastic
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perilous
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dangerous; involving risk
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pliant
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easily bent or influenced
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plight
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an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation
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pluck
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spirit; courage
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plummet
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to fall or drop straight downward; plunge
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presumptuous
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too bold or forward; showing overconfidence
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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camaraderie
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good-fellowship
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canine
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dog-like
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protagonist
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main character
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canvass
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to determine votes; to seek support
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careen
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to lurch, to sway from side to side
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carping
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finding fault
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cascade
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small waterfall
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quixotic
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extremely idealistic or romantic
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quizzical
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disbelieving
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rambunctious
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disorderly; boisterous; wild
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categorical
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unqualified, absolute
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cater to
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to supply sth desired -의 구미에 맞추다
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cavalier
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offhand 무신경한
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celibate
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unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse 순결을 지키는
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requisite
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required or necessary; indispensable
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rescind
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to repeal; to take back formally; to remove
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reserved
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self-restrained; retiring; not showy
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residual
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left over when sth is gone
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rotund
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round; plump; full-toned; sonorous
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chaff
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outer part of grain; worthless products of an endeavor
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chagrin
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vexation caused by humiliation 원통함,분함
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rue
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to regret
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sedentary
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fixed to one spot; not migratory
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sedition
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rebellion
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sedulous
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constant in effort; diligent; persistent
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chauvinist
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blindly devoted patriot
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking
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spurious
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doubtful; false; fake
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spurn
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to reject with contempt
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squalid
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filthy; repulsive; wretched; degraded
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substantiate
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to show to be true with evidence; to prove
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substantive
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having a real existence; essential 실질적인
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chisel
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to swindle, to cheat (속여서) 뜯어내다
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