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Fall Vocab List 4
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English
9th Grade
10/14/2013
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Contempt
 Definition
scorn, extreme dislike
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Convivial
 Definition
fond of good company and festivity
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Credulous
 Definition
believing on slight evidence, gullible
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Degeneration
 Definition
a state of decline
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Demure
 Definition
serious, reserved, coy
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derision
 Definition
scoffing at, ridicule
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desolate
 Definition
deserted, without inhabitants
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destitution
 Definition
state of being extremely poor
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diffuse
 Definition
to spread in all directions
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discern
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to differentiate between two or more things
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discursive
 Definition
moving from one topic to another
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distain
 Definition
intense dislike
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dormant
 Definition
inactive, sleeping
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drone
 Definition
speaking in a monotonous tone
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ebullient
 Definition
overflowing with excitement
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efface
 Definition
to erase, to wear away
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effrontery
 Definition
extreme boldness, audacity
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evocative
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calling forth, calling to mind
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feint
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a false appearance
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felicitous
 Definition
Happy or delightful
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