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English Test 2
lessons 6-9
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General Vocab
9th Grade
11/11/2008
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elude
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to escape notice; get away from
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embroil
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draw into conflict or fight
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emissary
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one sent on a special mission to represent others
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emit
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send out, give forth
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enmity
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hostility, often mutual
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ensue
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to result from
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entice
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to acctract by offering reward or pleasure
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entity
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independant being
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envisage
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to form a mental picture
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epigram
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witty saying representing a single thought or observation
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epitaph
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inscription on a tombstone
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equivocal
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purposely vague, uncertain
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eradicate
 Definition
wipe out, destroy
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fabricate
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to make, to build; to make up a story in order to decieve
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facade
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deceptive outward apperance; front part of a building
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daunt
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make afraid or discourage
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daub
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paint unskillfully or coarsely
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dawdle
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waste time
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debonair
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carefree and self-confindent in manner; elegant and gracious
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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declaim
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speak in a dramatic manner
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defunct
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no longer in exsistance
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deify
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make a god of
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delete
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rake out, cross out
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delude
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mislead or fool
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deluge
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flood
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demented
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mentally ill, insane
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demise
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death
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denigrate
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ruin reputation of
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denizen
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inhabitant
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deplete
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use up gradually
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desecrate
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damage holy place
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desist
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stop
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desolate
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lonely
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despot
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dictator
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edifice
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large elaborate structure
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educe
 Definition
draw or bring out
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eerie
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weird, mysterious
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efface
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wipe out
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effrontery
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unashamed boldness
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effusive
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overly emotional
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egalitarian
 Definition
belief in equality of all people
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egress
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way out
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elated
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be in high spirits
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elite
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best choice of the group
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