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English Vocab List 12
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11th Grade
01/12/2011
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virulent
 Definition
adj- malignant
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excoriation
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n- a scathing condemnation or reprimand
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unguent
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n- a soothing or healing salve
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rictus
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n- the mouth orifice; a gaping grin or grimace
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atavistic
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adj- recurrence attributable to ancestors more remote than parents
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malefic
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adj- malicious
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invective
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n- abusive speech
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feculent
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adj- foul with impurities; fecal
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stentorian
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adj- extremely loud
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runnel
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n- rivulet, streamlet
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trove
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n- something valuable or pleasing
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plangent
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adj- resounding loudly, as a bell
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sough
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v- to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound
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ululate
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v- to howl or hoot; to lament loudly
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caliginous
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adj- misty, dim, dark
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detritus
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n- debris
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hector
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v- to bully
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ichor
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n- watery discharge, as from a wound
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mollify
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v- to pacify, appease
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tonsure
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v- to shave or cut the hair on one's head
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