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English 10 Set 3
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10th Grade
04/23/2013
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Implacable
 Definition
Cannot be pacified, inexorable
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Paroxysm
 Definition
A fit, sudden outburst
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Reprehensible
 Definition
Worthy of blame
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Jurisdiction
 Definition
Power, range of authority
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Skirmish
 Definition
Small fight, brief encounter
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Harass
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To trouble, torment
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Monolithic
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Massively solid
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Indigent
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Poor, needy
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Arbitrary
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Based on whim, dictatorial
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Fray
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A fight
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Stymie
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To hinder, impede
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Effigy
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A likeness (usually of a hated person)
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Flout
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Show contempt, scoff
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Cognizant
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Aware
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Turbulent
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Unruly, agitated
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Terminate
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To end
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Forthwith
 Definition
Immediately
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Exacerbate
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To irritate, make worse
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Revert
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Return
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Oust
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To drive out, reject
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Emaciated
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Abnormally thin, wasted away
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Surge
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To rush suddenly
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Tranquil
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Quiet
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Sanctuary
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Shelter
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Ascend
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To rise
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Malnutrition
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Faulty or inadequate diet
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Afflict
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To trouble greatly, to distress
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Besiege
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To surround, hem in
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Privation
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Lack of necessities
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Sinister
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Evil, ominous
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Ubiquitous
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Being everywhere at the same time
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Remote
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Distant, hidden away
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Thwart
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To hinder, defeat
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Harbinger
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A forerunner, advance notice
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Malignant
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Likely to cause death
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Excruciating
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Agonizing, torturing
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Respite
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An interval of relief, delay
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Reverberating
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Reechoing, resounding
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Fretful
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Worrisome, irritable
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Succumb
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To give way, yield
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Impresario
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One who presents cultural series, organizer
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Extortion
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Getting money by threats
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Adverse
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Unfavorable, harmful
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Asset
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A valuable thing to have
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Bigot
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A narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Blatant
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Disagreeably loud, very showy
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Entourage
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Group of attendants
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Virulent
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Full of hate, harmful
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Venom
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Poison, spite, emalice
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Spew
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Throw up, vomit, eject
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Loath
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Unwilling, reluctant
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Solicit
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To beg, seek earnestly
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Astute
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Keen, shrewd
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Advocate
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To be in favor of, to support
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Ineffectual
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Not effective
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Scrutinize
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Examine closely
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Nefarious
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Villainous, vicious
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Amicable
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Friendly, peaceful
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Vexatious
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Annoying
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Malady
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Disease
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Cause célèbre
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A famous law case or controversy
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One swallow does not make a summer
 Definition
(that's what she said) Don't jump to conclusions based on incomplete evidence
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A bitter pill to swallow
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A humiliating defeat
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An ax to grind
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Having a selfish motive in the background
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Sour grapes
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To disparage something that you cannot have (from Aesop's fable about the fox who called the grapes sour because he could not reach them)
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To swap horses in midstream
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To vote against a candidate running for reelection, to change one's mind
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To cool one's heels
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To be kept waiting
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A red herring
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Something that diverts attention from the main issue (a red herring drawn across a fox's path destroys the scent)
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To spill the beans
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To give away a secret
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To keep a stiff upper lip
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To be courageous in the face of trouble
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To have cold feet
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To hesitate because of fear or uncertainty
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To look a gift horse in the mouth
 Definition
To be critical of a present (from the practice of judging a horse's age by his teeth)
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