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28
English
11th Grade
11/12/2008

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Myopic
Definition
(adj)
short-sighted...
Term
Ratiocinate
Definition
(v)
to think, to contemplate...
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Render
Definition
(v)
to say,to make...
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Recapitulate
Definition
(v)
to repeat, to riterate...
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Loquacious
Definition
(adj)
talkative...
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Verbose
Definition
(adj)
uses too many words...
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Verbose
Definition
(adj)
uses too many words...
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Gregarious
Definition
(adj)
sociable...
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Elocution
Definition
(n)
the art of public speaking...
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Circumlocution
Definition
(n)
indirect language...

Parents can see through our circumlocutions when we are in trouble.
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Recalcitrant
Definition
(adj)
defiant...

Rhiannon hasn't always been so recalcitrant; evidently, she's been quite rebellious lately.
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Cogent
Definition
(adj)
intelligent, viable...
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Seminal
Definition
(adj)
original, groundbreaking...
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Meritorious
Definition
(adj)
deserving of praise...

Some students believe that meritorious grades should be rewarded with money.
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Redact
Definition
(v)
to revise, edit...
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Placate
Definition
(v)
to soothe, appease...

We must have fresh milk ready to placate Shannon when she wakes up.
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Tedious
Definition
(adj)
boring or dull...
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Tome
Definition
(n)
a large book...
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Peruse
Definition
(v)
to examine carefully...
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Entomology
Definition
(n)
the study of insects
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Ostracised
Definition
(v)
to exclude from a community...
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Pariah
Definition
(n)
an outcast
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Persevere
Definition
(v)
to persist, to remain constant
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Latent
Definition
(adj)
present, but hidden...
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Burgeon
Definition
(v)
to come fourth, blossom...
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Deligently
Definition
(adj)
carefully, showing care...
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Paragon
Definition
(n)
model of perfection...
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Commodious
Definition
(adj)
spacey, roomy...
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