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English Vocabulary Midterm
all the vocabulary words needed for the english midterm
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English
9th Grade
01/02/2007

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ambidextrous
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ADJ: able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
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fortitude
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N: courage in facing difficulties
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dour
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ADJ: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
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gape
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V: to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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insidious
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ADJ: intended to deceive or entrap; sly, trecherous
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unkempt
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ADJ: not combed; untidey; unpolished, rude
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verbatim
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ADJ, ADV: word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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adroit
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ADJ: skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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ADJ: friendly
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belligerent
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ADJ: given to fighting, warlike, N: one at war
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duplicity
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N: treachery, deceitfulness
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impervious
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ADJ: not afected or hurt buy; admitting of no passage or entrance
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quintessence
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N: the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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adversary
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N: an enemy, opponent
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artifice
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N: skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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culinary
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ADJ: of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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urbane
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ADJ: refined in manner or style, suave
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sojourn
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N: a temporary stay; V: to stay for a time
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inclement
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ADJ: stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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bequeath
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V: to give or pass on as an inheritance
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converge
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V: to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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esteem
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V: to regard highly; N: a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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finite
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ADJ: having limits; lasting for a limited time
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malevolent
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ADJ: spiteful, showing ill will
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supercilious
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ADJ: proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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altruistic
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ADJ: unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others
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clemency
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N: mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
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diffident
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ADJ: shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
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embark
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V: to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
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infallible
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ADJ: free from error; absolutely dependable
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remiss
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ADJ: neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
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truculent
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ADJ: fierce and cruel; agressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
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unfeigned
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ADJ: sincere, real, without pretense
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deft
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ADJ: skillful, nimble
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destitute
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ADJ: deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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extirpate
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V: to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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musty
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ADJ: stale, moldy; out-of-date
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pinnacle
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N: a high peak or point
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supple
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ADJ: bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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abhor
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V: to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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chaos
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N: great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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ADJ: eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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V: to see clearly, recognize
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renegade
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N: one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; ADJ: traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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vociferous
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ADJ: loud and noisy; compelling attention
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squalid
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ADJ: filthy, wretched, debased
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animosity
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N: strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
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N: a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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revel
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V: to take great pleasure in; N: a wild celebration
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suave
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ADJ: smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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