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Exam Vocab
Vocabulary for midterms
15
English
12th Grade
01/15/2008

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desultory
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adj- wandering from subject to subject, rambling
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pandemic

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adj- general; widespread

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coalesce
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v- to blend; merge; unite
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lambent
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adj- softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface
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ergo
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conj- therefore
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sibilant
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adj- hissing sound
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salacious
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adj- lustful; obscene; lecherous
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apotheosis
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n- the finest example
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incendiary
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adj- causing to excite or inflame
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proletariat
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n- working class or lower class
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specious
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adj- deceptive or misleading
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refractory
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adj- unmanageable or difficult to control
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malfeasance
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n- poor conduct or wrondoing esp. on the part of a public official
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insuperable
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adj- not able to be overcome; indomitable
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fulminate
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v- to voice disapproval or protest
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