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February Vocab
Viggidy-Vocab, y'all
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English
12th Grade
01/18/2011

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redolent
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full of pleasant odor, smelling of, suggestive of
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impervious
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completely resistant to penetration, immune, unreceptive
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sully
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to tarnish, defile, stain
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sumptuous
Definition
luxurious, lavish, magnificent
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supercilious
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haughty, contemptuous, arrogant
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impinge
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to infringe upon, encroach
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enunciation
Definition
clear pronunciation, articulation, a declaration
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting only a short time, transitory
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impious
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without piety, irreverent, blasphemous
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incessant
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continuing with no interruption, never ceasing
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incipience
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beginning, first stage, inception
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incontrovertible
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incapable of being disputed, not debatable, undeniable
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indigenous
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naturally occurring or existing in a specific place, native, natural
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incredulity
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disbelief, skepticism
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vintage
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a wine of a particular region or year; a type or model of a particular year in the past; representative of or dating from a period long past
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage relationships
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connive
Definition
to cooperate secretly, plot, scheme
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warde(r/n)
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a prison official, a keeper or guard
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connoisseur
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an expert in judging value, especially in fine arts, foods, wines, etc.
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connote
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to suggest, imply
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consanguinity
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blood relationship; affinity
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conscript
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to compel into service; a draftee; drafted or forced to serve
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wanderlust
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strong impulse to travel
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mercenary
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a soldier for hire; one who acts for money; influenced primarily by desire for money
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prototype
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the first of its kind, the original model
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protract
Definition
to draw out, prolong, extend
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mercurial
Definition
lively, quick, changeable, volatile, fickle
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metamorphosis
Definition
a change in structure or form, a transformation
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xenophobia
Definition
the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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admonition
Definition
a warning
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blanch
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to become or turn pale; to make white; to scald edibles
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blatant
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obvious, conspicuous, offensively loud
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lugubrious
Definition
excessively dismal, mournful
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luminous
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giving forth light, bright, shining; easily understood
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mettle
Definition
strength of spirit, stamina, ardor
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transpose
Definition
to reverse the order of
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macabre
Definition
gruesome, ghastly, horrible
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mince
Definition
to express with primness or with little force; to cut into small pieces
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minion
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a submissive dependent or favorite; an official subordinate
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myrmidon
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a loyal follower who obeys unquestioningly
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prodigal
Definition
a wastrel, a spendthrift; wasteful, recklessly extravagant; extremely abundant, lavish
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prodigious
Definition
enormous; amazing, extraordinary
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capricious
Definition
impulsive, unpredictable, erratic
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captious
Definition
fault-finding, disposed to criticize; argumentative
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cincture
Definition
anything that encircles; a belt or sash
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circuitous
Definition
roundabout, indirect
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circumlocution
Definition
evasion of the main point be roundabout or indirect speaking or writing
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pertinacious
Definition
stubbornly persistent, tenacious of purpose
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pertinent
Definition
relevant
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reductio ad absurdum
Definition
refutation by demonstrating the inevitable absurd result
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bifurcated
Definition
divided or forked into two equal branches
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eponymous
Definition
giving one's name to a tribe, place, institution, etc.
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vapid
Definition
dull, insipid, tedious
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dystopia
Definition
a hypothetical place, state, or situation in which conditions and the quality of life are dreadful
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Uni sunt qui ante nos fuerent?
Definition
Where are the former days of glory? (lit. "Where are those who were before us?")
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Middle English
Definition
spoken in England between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance
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montage
Definition
juxtaposition of images / series of images without apparent order; creates meaning different from actual picture
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mood
Definition
attitude of author toward subject
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motif
Definition
an element that serves as the basis for expanded narrative and recurrent images
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Muses, the
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nine goddesses who preside over arts; daughters of Zeus
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mysticism
Definition
the theory that a knowledge of God or immediate reality is attainable by a human faculty that transcends intellect and logic
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myth
Definition
story that presents supernatural episodes to interpret natural events
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Neoplatonism
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a philosophical system that originated in Alexandria in the third century, with elements of Platonism mixed with Oriental beliefs and with some aspects of Christianity
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noble savage
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the idea that primitive human beings are naturally good and that whatever evil they develop is the product of the corrupting action of civilization
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non sequitur
Definition
conclusion does not follow; comment that has no bearing on what was said
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octet
Definition
a group of eight lines of verse
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ode
Definition
exalted lyric poetry
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Old English
Definition
Germanic dialect spoken in England during the Anglo-Saxon period
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omniscient narrator
Definition
sees, knows, and tells all
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onomatopoeia
Definition
sound of word suggests its meaning
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