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English 9 Vocabulary
Second Semester
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English
9th Grade
01/27/2009

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benevolent
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Kindly; favorable towards
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benefactor
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a person who gives friendly aid
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benign
Definition
causing no harm
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accord
Definition
sameness of opinion; agreement
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discord
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lack of agreement; disharmony
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cordial
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warmly friendly and polite
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animosity
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anger or hostility
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equanimity
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evenness of mind or spirit; calm
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magnanimous
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generous in spirit
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dismal
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causing great sadness or pessimism
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malevolent
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wishing harm towards; hostile
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malicious
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intended to hurt or harm
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perjury
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breaking of a legal oath
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abjure
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to swear off; renouce
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conjure
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to bring forth, especially through words
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predominant
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being most evident or apparent
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domineering
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forcing others to obey
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indomitable
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unbeatable; resilient
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aristocracy
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group of the most wealthy and privileged
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theocracy
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government by a religious leader or figure
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bureaucrat
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a minor official
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legitimize
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to give credit or recognition to
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privileged
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available only to a special few; entitled to something special
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legislative
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having to do with the law
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rapacious
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seizing everything; greedy
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rapt
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giving total attention to; captivated
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surreptitious
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hidden or secret; done without notice
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perceptible
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able to be noticed or felt
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susceptible
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able to be influenced
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precept
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an idea important to a system of beliefs
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voracious
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devouring everything
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omnivorous
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feeding on both animals and plants
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herbivorous
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eating only plants
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decadent
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overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline
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cadence
Definition
rhythmic rise and fall
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casuality
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something or someone injured, killed or eliminated
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affluent
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wealthy and privileed;  well-to-do
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superfluous
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additional to what is necessary; extra
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mellilfuous
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sweetly flowing or sounding
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leaven
Definition
to make less heavy or serious
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levity
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lack of seriousness;  jolly or joking manner
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alleviate
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to make less painful or dangerous
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elapse
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to slip away;  go by
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collapse
Definition
complete failure and ruin
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relapse
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a falling back into an old illness or bad habit
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recede
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to move back or away from
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concession
Definition
something given up or yielded
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cede
Definition
to surrender
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inconsequential
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having no effect or importance
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consecutive
Definition
following in order
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execution
Definition
the way something is done
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courier
Definition
one who carries or delivers
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incur
Definition
to bring about
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recurrent
Definition
happening repeatedly
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gradualism
Definition
a policy which involves taking slow, measured actions
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regress
Definition
to go back to less mature or less positive state
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digress
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to move away from the topic at hand;  ramble
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amble
Definition
to casually walk; stroll
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ambulatory
Definition
able to walk
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preamble
Definition
a passage or speech which introduces another longer passage or speech
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