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English Exam
Vocab SM1- PART 2
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11th Grade
12/15/2010
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curry
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dress; trest leather; seek favor
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deploy
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move troops so that the battle line is expended at the expense of depth
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deride
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scoff at
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dilemma
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problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
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disheveled
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untidy
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dispassionate
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devoid of or uninfluenced by emotional prejudice; onjectivel impartial; calm
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distraught
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upset; directed by anxiety
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dastard
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coward
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defunct
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dead; no longer is use or existence
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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denizen
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inhabitant
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desist
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to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop
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despoil
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plunder
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dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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dissipate
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squander
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dissuade
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advise against
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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dupe
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a personwho is easily decieved or fooled; gull; delude; trick
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duress
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forcible restraint
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dearth
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scarcity
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derisive
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mocking scornful; contemptuous; characterized by or expressing derision
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diadem
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crown
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dire
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warning of disaster
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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disconsolate
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sad
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disgruntle
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make discontented
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disport
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amuse
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dubious
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doubtful
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eschew
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avoid
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effrontery
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shameless; boldness
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elucidate
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explain; englighten
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elude
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to avoid escape by speed, trickery, cleverness, etc
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enigma
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puzzle
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epitome
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summary; concise abstract
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equivocate
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lie; mislead
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erudite
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learned scholarly
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esoteric
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knownonly to the chosen few
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euphemism
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mild expressin in place of an unpleasant one
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate
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exorbitant
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excessive
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exotic
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not native; strange
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effusive
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pouring forth; gushing
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ennui
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boredom
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ensconce
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settle comfortably
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ensue
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result; to follow in order; come afterward
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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enamored
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in love
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engender
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cause; produce
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eulogy
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praise
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ewer
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water pitcher
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extricate
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free; disentangle
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fetter
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shackle
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fatuous
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foolish; inane
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fraught
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filled
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finesse
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delicate skill
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frieze
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ornamental
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facile
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easy; expert
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facetious
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humorous; jocular
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fawning
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courting favor by cringing and flattering
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feign
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pretend
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fetish
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object supposed to posess
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fiasco
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magical powers; an object of special devotion
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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forbearance
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patience
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frowzy
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slovenly; unkempt; dirty
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gainsay
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deny
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gossamer
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sheer; like cobwebs
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gentry
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people of standingl class just below nobility
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gambol
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skip; leap playfully
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gibbett
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gallows
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gruel
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liquid food made by boiling; oatmeal etc
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gamut
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entire range
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glib
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fluent
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hireling
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one who serves for hire (usually contemptuously)
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hapless
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unfortunate
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homespun
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domestic; made at home
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