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English Vocab
English Final
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English
9th Grade
12/15/2009
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hone
 Definition
to sharpen
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pensive
 Definition
dreamily thoughtful
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flux
 Definition
a state of continual change
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hovel
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a shed
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despot
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a dictator
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gird
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to prepare for an event
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mesmerize
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hypnotized
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ogre
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a brute
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egress
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a means of exit
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cadaverous
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of or like a corpse
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penury
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extreme poverty
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gothic
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of or relating to the Dark Ages
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bandy
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to talk casually
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delude
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to mislead
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elude
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to escape
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allude
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to hint at
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gist
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the main idea
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begrudge
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to envy
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amalgamate
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to mix or combine
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educe
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to draw or bring out
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declaim
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to speak in dramatic tone
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obtrude
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to force oneself into a position uninvited
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jaded
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worn out
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ostentatious
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an showy display
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fallow
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inactive; unproductive
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fealty
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loyalty
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lackadaisical
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lazy
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edifice
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a large building
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obsequy
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a funeral rite of ceremony
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quaff
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to drink in large amounts
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paucity
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scarcity; a lack of
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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demented
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mentally unstable
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adamant
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firm, not changing
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assuage
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to ease or calm
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irascible
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easily angered
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nebulous
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unclear or vague
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predilection
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a preference
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undulate
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to move in a wavelike motion
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perogative
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a right
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temerity
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rashness
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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impudent
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not showing due respect
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acquiescence
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acceptance
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apprehensive
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anxious
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feral
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in a wild state
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infallible
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trustworthy
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elucidate
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to explain
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garishly
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loudly
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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wry
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crooked
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