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ENGLISH VOCAB
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English
10th Grade
03/07/2013
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abhorrent
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strongly opposed
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abstemious
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marked by restraint
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acclimated
 Definition
To adapt to a new temp , situation.
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acquiesce
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to accept , comply , or submit , tactically or passively
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adamant
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strong , bold , stubborn
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aesthetic
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of or relating to with beauty. pleasing in appearance
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aggrandize
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to make or appear greater . praise. higher in rank
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific purpose
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ambrosia
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fruit of the gods
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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Zenith
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highest point
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virago
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a loud overbearing woman
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zealot
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a member of a fanatical sect arising in judea.
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zany
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one who acts like a buffoon to amuse others
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yoke
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a wooden frame for your neck , (slaves & animals)
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yen
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the basic monetary unit of japan
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yellow
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sensationalism , slanderous , distorted news
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yammer
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to whine , complain
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wry
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to pull out of proper shape
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wrench
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to twist violently
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wispy
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something frail like hair
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winnow
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to get rid of something
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voluminous
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marked by great volume , large , many.
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visage
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face of a person , appearance
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virulent
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full of malice
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disgruntled
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very upset, fed up
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disheartened
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discouraged, disappointed
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Disheveled
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messy, unorganized
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dismal
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gloomy , depressing
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disparage
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slanderous , harmful to one's reputation.
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Diminutive
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small, lacking significance
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Diaphanous
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fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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desiccate
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to drain of emotional vitality. Dry up
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deprecate
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to bring down
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denuded
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deprive of something important. to strip of all clothing
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Blight
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something the frustrates plans or hopes
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blazon
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armor, to publish widely
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blasphemy
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irreverence
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behest
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an authoritative order
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banter
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joshing . to make fun of in a playful way
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bigot
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devoted to your own opinion , hypocrite
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bastion
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a defense or fort
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blandishments
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something that tends to coax
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besmirch
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soil
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bequeath
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to hand down , to leave by will.
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bacchanalian
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drunken , a party or festival
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adamant
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bold stubborn unyielding
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aesthetic
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appreciation fo natural beauty
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zeal
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enthusiasm , passion
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august
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majestic
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ancillary
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subordinate
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asinine
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foolish
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augment
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add on to
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albeit
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conceding the fact that
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conduit
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an artificial channel
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castigate
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severe punishment
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candid
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free from bias , Frank
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Apprehend
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to understand
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arcane
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known or knowable only to the initiate
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antebellum
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happened before the american civil war
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antipathy
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a deep seated feeling of dislike ; averision
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apathetic
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showing or feeling no interest
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annihilate
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destroy utterly , obliterate
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anemic
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lacking force , spirit
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anathema
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someone or something intensely disliked.
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appease
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satisfied , pacify , calm soothe
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semblance
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outward and often specious in appearance
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ignominy
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public disgrace
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gauche
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rude impolite lacking social graces.
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entourage
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one's attendants or associates
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enigma
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an obscure speech or writing
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indiscretion
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secretive , immoral, poor judgment
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osmosis
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movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane
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picayune
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small petty or insignificant
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heresy
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denial of a truth
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emaciated
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to waste away physically
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motley
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a mixture
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mercenary
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a military officer hired to another country's army
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irascible
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easily provoked , marked by hot temper
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furtive
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stealthy
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ostracize
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to exclude , exile
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expunge
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to strike out , delete
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