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English vocab
vocabulary for final
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English
9th Grade
06/09/2009

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adulterate
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(v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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dour
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(adj) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-homored
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gape
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to stare with open mouth
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pliable
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(adj) easily bent; flexible, easily influenced
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cursory
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hasty, not thourough
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impetus
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(n) a moving force, impulse
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retrogress
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(v) to move backwards; to return to an earlier condition
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craven
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(adj) cowardly (n) coward
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redress
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(v) to set right, remedy
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venial
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(adj) easily excused; pardonable
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bereft
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(adj) deprived of; make unhappy through a loss
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attainment
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(n) an accomplishment, the act of acheiving
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esteem
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(v) to regaurd highly (n)  a highly favorable opinion or judgment
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finite
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(adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time
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clemency
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(n) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
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corrosive
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(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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compatible
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(adj) able to get along or work well together
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obsolete
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(adj) out-of-date, no longer in use
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sophomoric
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(adj) immature and overconfident, conceited
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contentious
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(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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tentative
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(adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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verbatim
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(adj)(adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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opulent
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(adj) wealthy, luxurious
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stolid
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(adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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unkempt
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(adj) not combed; untidy
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grimace
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(n) a wry face, facial distortion (v) to make a wry face
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extol
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(v) to praise extravagently
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scrutinize
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(v) to examine closely
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precedent
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(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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adversary
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an enemy, opponent
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inclement
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(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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fallow
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(adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive
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urbane
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(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
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disperse
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(v) to scatter, spread far and wide
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skulk
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(v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
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ascertain
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(v) to find out
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bequeath
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(v) to giveor pass on as an inheritance
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panacea
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(n) a remedy for all ills, answer to all problems
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artifice
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(n) a skillfull or ingenious devise; a clever skill; a clever trick; trickery
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cogent
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(adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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supercilious
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(adj) proud and contemptuous
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scrupulous
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(adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral stadards, principled
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invulnerable
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(adj) not able to be wounded or hurt
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dearth
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(n) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
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temerity
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rashness, boldness
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unfeigned
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(adj) sincere, real, without pretense
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diffidend
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(adj) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
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consecrate
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(v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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reprisal
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(n) an injury done in return for an injury
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apathy
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(n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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