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EN300 Winter Term Vocab
Winter term vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
02/01/2010

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Enigmatic
Definition
resembling an enigma
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Esoteric
Definition
Intended for or understood by only a particular group who has special knowledge
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Explicit
Definition
Fully and clearly expressed
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Implicit
Definition
Implied, rather than expressly stated
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Flagrant
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Conspicuously bad
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Ingrained
Definition
Firmly fixed
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Furtive
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Characterized by stealth
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Innate
Definition
Inborn; possessed at birth
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Intelligible
Definition
Capable of being understood
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Limpid
Definition
clear or transparent
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Latent
Definition
Present or potential but not evident or active
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Murky
Definition
Dark, dim, or gloomy
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Occult
Definition
Of or pertaining to magic or any system claiming use of secret or supernatural power
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Perspicacious
Definition
Having keen mental perception and understanding
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Palpable
Definition
Capable of being touched or felt
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Privy
Definition
Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
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Resolute
Definition
firmly resolved or determined
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Surreptitious
Definition
Clandestine or stealthy
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Pecuniary
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of or pertaining to money
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Tangible
Definition
Discernible by the touch
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Translucent
Definition
Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images
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Rank
Definition
relative position or standing

Of excessive or course growht, or over ripe to the point of rottenness
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Transparent
Definition
Capable of transmitting light

Easily seen through
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Turbid
Definition
Not clear or transparent
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Articulate
Definition
To express in coherent verbal form
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Disputation
Definition
The act of disputing or debating
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Bombastic
Definition
High-sounding; inflated; pretentious
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Eulogy
Definition
A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died
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Facile
Definition
Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency

Superficial
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Glib
Definition
Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely
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Enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility
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Grandiloquent
Definition
Expressed in a lofty style
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Unctuous
Definition
Affected, exaggerate, or insincere earnestness
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Parlance
Definition
A way or manner of speaking; vernacular
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Homily
Definition
A sermon
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Rejoinder
Definition
A quick reply to a question or remark (often witty)
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Disabuse
Definition
To free from deception
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Abate
Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, etc
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Desultory
Definition
Having no set plan, haphazard or random
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Abet
Definition
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing
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Abeyance
Definition
Temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspention
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Dearth
Definition
An inadequate supply
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Abhor
Definition
To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly
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Craven
Definition
Cowardly; contemptibly timid
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Machiavellian
Definition
Characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency, or dishonesty
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Wrest
Definition
To twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist
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Genteel
Definition
Belonging or suited to polite society
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Litigate
Definition
to make the subject of a lawsuit
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Histrionic
Definition
Deliberately affect or self-consciously emotional
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Purport
Definition
Meaning presented, intended, or implied
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Guffaw
Definition
A loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
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Denizen
Definition
A dweller; an inhabitant or one who frequents a particular place
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Ebullient
Definition
Overflowing with happiness
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Dissipate
Definition
To scatter in various directions

To spend or use wastefully
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Divert
Definition
to turn aside or from a path or course

To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares
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Efface
Definition
To wipe out entirely
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Puerile
Definition
childishly foolish; immature or trivial
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Oligarchy
Definition
Control of government by a few persons or a powerful clique
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Perdition
Definition
A state of final spiritual ruin
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Plutocracy
Definition
The rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy
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Tocsin
Definition
A signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell
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Gestate
Definition
To think of and develop
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Efficacious
Definition
Having the desired result or effect
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Galvanize
Definition
To arouse to awareness
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Egregious
Definition
Extraordinary in some bad way
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Garrulous
Definition
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout way
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Frugal
Definition
Economical in use or expenditure
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Flotsam
Definition
Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat
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Preempt
Definition
To forestall or prevent
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Summarily
Definition
In a prompt or direct manner
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Mores
Definition
Customs, traditions, or moral attitudes
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Nominal
Definition
Being such in name only
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Temporize
Definition
To delay in order to gain time until favorable
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Egalitarian
Definition
Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people
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Reprove
Definition
to criticize or correct gently
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Venerable
Definition
Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
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Omniscient
Definition
Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awarenes, or understanding
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Penchant
Definition
A strong inclination
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Restive
Definition
Uneasy or impatient under restriction
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elicit
Definition
To draw forth or produce
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Aquiesce
Definition
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest
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Discriminate
Definition
To use favoritism or prejudice in treating persons or making decisions
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Ruse
Definition
A skillful trick or crafty deception
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Xenophobia
Definition
Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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Virulent
Definition
Violently or spitefully hostile
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Opt
Definition
to make a choice
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Mistique
Definition
Ideas or beliefs constructed around something, endowing it with enhanced value
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Onus
Definition
a diffficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc
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Intelligentsia
Definition
the intellectual, highly cultivated rank within society
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Inception
Definition
Beginning
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Instigate
Definition
To cause by incitement
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Condone
Definition
To disregard or overlook
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Deliberate
Definition
To weigh in the mind
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Controvert
Definition
To argue against
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Superannuated
Definition
too old for use, work, service or postion
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Erudite
Definition
Having great knowledge, usually deep and specialized
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A While
Definition
noun
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Awhile
Definition
adverb used to describe how long
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Compose
Definition
to make, to form, to combine
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Comprise
Definition
To contain or encompass
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Loan
Definition
Noun
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Lend
Definition
Verb
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Lie
Definition
to rest in horizontal position
lie, lay, lying, lain
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Lay
Definition
To put or place
lay, laid, laid, laying
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Principal
Definition
Chief
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Principle
Definition
fundamental truth or law
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Real
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Adj
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Really
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adv
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Try and
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