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Flashcards for Vocab, for the final
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11th Grade
12/03/2009

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Acerbic
Definition
Sour or astringent in taste
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Sedentary
Definition
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
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Panegyric
Definition
formal or elaborate praise
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Ennui
Definition
A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest
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Penury
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Extreme want or poverty
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Tacit
Definition
Not spoken
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Taciturn
Definition
dour, stern, and silent in expression or manner
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Deleterious
Definition
Injurious to health
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Prescient
Definition
Knowledge of things before they exist or happen
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Prevaricate
Definition
to speak falsely or misleadingly
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Aspersion
Definition
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism
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Fatuous
Definition
Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious , complacent manner
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Fecund
Definition
producing or capable of producing offspring
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Proclivity
Definition
natural or habitual inclinations or tendency
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Loquacious
Definition
talking or tending to talk much or freely
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Lucid
Definition
Easily understood
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Forestall
Definition
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance
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Lugubrious
Definition
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
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Diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness
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Banal
Definition
Devoid of freshness or originality
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Acquiesce
Definition
To consent or comply passively or without protest
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Clandestine
Definition
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious.
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Obviate
Definition
To anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties,disadvantages) by effective measures; render unnecessary
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Onerous
Definition
Burdensome, oppresive, or troublesome; causing hardship
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Opprobrium
Definition
the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful
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Effrontery
Definition
Shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity
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Salient
Definition
prominent or conspicuous
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Commensurate
Definition
corresponding in amount, magnitude , or degree
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Inane
Definition
lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly
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Ossify
Definition
to become rigid or inflexible in habits. attitudes, opinions...etc.
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Ostensible
Definition
Outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
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Incandescent
Definition
Aglow with ardor, purpose,..etc
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Overwrought
Definition
Extremely or Excessibely excited or agitated
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Complement
Definition
Something that completes or makes perfect
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Oxymoron
Definition
A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in "Jumbo Shrimp", "Military Intelligence", and "Nationalized Healthcare" 
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Dubious
Definition
marked by or occasioning doubt
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Dross
Definition
Worthless, commonplae, or trivial matter
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Imbue
Definition
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc
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Ideology
Definition
The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations o an individual, group, class, or culture
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Noisome
Definition
offensive or disgusting
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Nexus
Definition
The core or center
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Dispassionate
Definition
freeo from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm
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Hegemony
Definition
The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authorty or guidance
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Capacious
Definition
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy
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Multifarious
Definition
numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold
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Heterodox
Definition
Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma
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Nadir
Definition
The lowest point
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Nefarious
Definition
extremely wicked or villainous, iniquitous
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Castigate
Definition
to criticize or reprimand severely
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Neophyte
Definition
A beginner or novice
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Chimera
Definition
A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication
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Circumspect
Definition
Watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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Ebb
Definition
To decline or decay; fade away
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Officious
Definition
Objectionably aggresive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
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Antithesis
Definition
the exact opposite
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Corroborate
Definition
to confirm; support
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Dichotomy
Definition
Division into two parts
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Dissonance
Definition
any lack of harmony or agreement
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Non sequiturs
Definition
remarks having no bearing on what has just been said
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Paragon
Definition
a model of perfection or excellence
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Rescinded
Definition
Revoked or canceled
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Altruism
Definition
An unselfish concern for others
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Logistics
Definition
the ways in which the details of a particular operation are handled
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Progeny
Definition
Children; offspring
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Ruse
Definition
a trick, scheme, or plan, especially a sly or artful trick to achieve a goal
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Demagogue
Definition
a leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions rather than their reason
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Foible
Definition
a weakness or peculiarity in a persons character
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Malinger
Definition
to pretend to be ill in order to avoid duties
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Animosity
Definition
extreme dislike that is active and outspoken
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Eradicate
Definition
to destroy; wipe out
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Emulate
Definition
To try to equal or surpass; to rival sucessfully
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Enmity
Definition
the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies
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Abscond
Definition
to leave hastily and secretly
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Approbration
Definition
approbal; sanction
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Titular
Definition
held by virtue of a title
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Exhort
Definition
urge; advise earnestly
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Exegesis
Definition
Explanation and interpretation of a written work
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Prurient
Definition
having, showing, an excessive and unhealthy interest in matters of sex
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Efface
Definition
Rub or wipe out; make indistinct
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Ebullient
Definition
exuberant
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Recompense
Definition
Reward or punish; make payment to
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Inchoate
Definition
just begun; in an underdeveloped, hal-formed state
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Akimbo
Definition
With the hands on the hips and elbows bent outwards
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