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English-IV Vocabulary Eight
Shaniya Pace
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12th Grade
02/08/2016

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Term

Aborigine

(noun)

 

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Definition

1.  An original inhabitant, espically one displaced by later settlers.

 

 

Indians are inhabitants of the choctaws.

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abrogate

(Verb)

 

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Definition

1.  To put an end to, to abolish or repel

 

The man had to abrogate his smoking habits.

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Appurtenance

(noun)

 

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Definition

1.  An Item of equipment, an acccessory.

 

A screen is an appurtence for a cell phone.

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Bivouac

(Noun)

 

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Definition

1. A temporary camp or shelter

2. To stay in such camp

 

In boy scouts they stayed in a bivouac for one night.

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Cetacean

(noun)

 

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Definition

1. A member of the order of marine mammals that include whales, dolphines, and porpoises.

 

A whale is consider a cetacean because it is a marine mammal.

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Decry

(Verb)

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Definition

1.  To criticize strongly, to denounce.

 

Most of the united states decryed gay marriage.

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Desuetude

(Noun)

 

 

 

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Definition

1. State of disuse

 

In africa most of their cities are desuetued.

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leviathan
(Noun)

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Definition

1. Anything that is of enormous size.

 

An elephant is considered a Leviathan.

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Mawkish

(Adjective)

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Definition

1.  Excessively sentimental

 

At the reception the groom was very mawkish.

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Missapprehend

(Verb)

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Definition

1.  To fail to understand correctly.

 

While making th house plan the constructors missapprehended.

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Parocial

(adjective)

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Definition

1.  Limited or narrow in scope or outlook.

 

To stay on the right path the president considers himself a parocial

 

 

Term

Purvey

(Verb)

 

 

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Definition

1.  To be in a business of supplying goods, espically food or provisions.

 

A gas truck is considered a purvey. 

 

Term

Recourse

(Noun)

 

 

 

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Definition

1.  A turning to someone or something for aid.

 

 

 

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Replete

(Adjective)

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Definition

1.  filled or well-supplied with something.


After we ate dinner I was very repleted.

Term

Waive

(Verb)

 

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Definition

1.  To give up as a right; to forgo

 

Since she couldnt get the questions right she waived on answering them.

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