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English 10 Set 1
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10th Grade
11/14/2012
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Voracious
 Definition
Desiring or consuming great quantities
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Indiscriminate
 Definition
Choosing at random without careful selection
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Eminent
 Definition
Of high reputation, outstanding
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Steeped
 Definition
Completely filled or supplied withi
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Replete
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Soaked, drenched, saturated
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Abound
 Definition
To exist in great numbers
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Technology
 Definition
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
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Prognosticate
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To predict or foretell a future event
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Automaton
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A robot; a mechanical "person"
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Matron
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An older married woman
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Paradox
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A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
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Realm
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Special field of something or someone; kingdom
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Annals
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Historical records
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Compound
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To increase or add to
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Tinge
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A trace, smattering or slight degree
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Badger
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To pester, nag, annoy persistently
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Implore
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To plead urgently for aid or mercy
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Drudgery
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Unpleasant, dull or hard work
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Interminable
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Unending
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Perceive
 Definition
To understand, know, become aware of
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Laconic
 Definition
Expressing much in few words
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Throng
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Crowd
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Intrepid
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Brave
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Accost
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To approach and speak to
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Reticent
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Silent
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Furtive
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Secret, stealthy
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Felon
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A person guilty of a major crime
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Plethora
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Excess
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Hapless
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Unfortunate
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Irate
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Angry, incensed
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Pretext
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An excuse
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Fabricate
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To lie; to construct
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Gesticulate
 Definition
Move the arms energetically
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Vigilant
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Watchful
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Avid
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Eager
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Cajole
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Coax
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Rudimentary
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Elementary
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Enhance
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Intensify, heighten
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Nuance
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Slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.
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Loathe
 Definition
To hate
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Reprimand
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To show sharp disapproval
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Lackluster
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Dull
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Caustic
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Sarcastic, biting
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Wrest
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Take by force
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Infamous
 Definition
Having a bad reputation
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Jostle
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To shove hard
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Dupe
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A person easily tricked
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Incipient
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Just beginning to exist
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Inadvertent
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Heedless, not attentive
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Ominous
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Threatening
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Tremulous
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Quivering
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Repudiate
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To reject, decline
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Cessation
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A stopping
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Bristle
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Stiffen with fear or anger
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Euphemism
 Definition
A less offensive term
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Mundane
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Worldly
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Incongruous
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Inappropriate
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Condolence
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Pity
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Stipulate
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To specify a condition
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to eat humble pie
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to admit your error and apologize
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a pig in a poke
 Definition
an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment.
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a flash in the pan
 Definition
promising at the start but then disappointing
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to pour oil on troubled waters
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to make peace, to calm someone down
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the sword of Damocles
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any imminent danger
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Pyrrhic victory
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a too costly victory
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a wet blanket
 Definition
one who spoils the fun
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to beard the lion in his den
 Definition
to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds
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crocodile tears
 Definition
insincere tears
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to carry the day
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to win the approval of the majority
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Skid Row
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disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people "on the skid"
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to go up in smoke
 Definition
to come to no practical result
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