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DS List 2
Dewar Smith Vocabulary List 2
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English
10th Grade
10/16/2010

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antithesis
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a direct opposite; a contrast
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ascend
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to move upward; to rise from a lower station
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austere
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strict; stern
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autonomous
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independent; self-contained
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banal
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common; ordinary
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benign
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not causing harm; of gentle disposition; beneficial
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capricious
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changing suddenly; fickle
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dawdle
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to waste time; to spend idly; to move in a lackadaisical manner
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defamation
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act of harming or ruining another's reputation
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esoteric
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understood only by a smal group or a select few
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; to irritate; to vex
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extol
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to praise; to glorify
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fastidious
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reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude; critical to the extreme
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furtive
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secret in an underhanded way; stealthy
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gregarious
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sociable and outgoing
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hypocrite
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one who is insincere or deceitful
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innate
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existing from birth; inborn
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lethargic
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sluggish; languid
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 melancholy
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depression of spirits
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opaque
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not allowing the passage of light; not transparant
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prolific
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abundantly fruitful; marked by great productivity
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reprove
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to scold or to repuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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tranquil
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peaceful; calm
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venerate
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to honor; to revere
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