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vocabulary chapters 1-10
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10th Grade
10/26/2008

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ardour
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N. passion, fervor, zeal
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sublime
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Adj. noble, exalted, majestic
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caprice
Definition
N. a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
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filial
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Adj. of or due from a son or daughter
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metaphysical
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Adj. concered with abstract thought or subjects such as existence or truth
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predilection
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N. liking, fondness, preference
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inclemency
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N. (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet
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tertiary
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Adj. third in order or level
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impediments
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N. a hindrance or obstruction in doing something
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averred
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V. to state or assert to be the case
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preceptor
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N. a teacher or instructor
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elixir
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N. a magical or medicinal potion
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incantations
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N. chant, spell, magic formula/word
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fidelity
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N. faithfulness, loyalty, devotion
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multifarious
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Adj. many and of various types
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galvanism
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N. electricity produced by chemical action
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progeny
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N. children, offspring, descendants
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malignity
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N. evil nature or effect
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imprudent
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Adj. not showing care for the consequences of an action
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prognosticate
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V. to predict on the basis of present indications
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benign
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Adj. gentle, kindly
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debar
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V. to exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something
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pretence
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N. an attempt to make something that is not the case appear to be true
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fatiguing
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Adj. tiring
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alight
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V. to decend, dismount
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omnipotent
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Adj. having unlimited power; able to do anything
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uncouth
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Adj. lacking good manners, refinement, or grace
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imbibed
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V. to drink something often alcohol
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procure
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V. to obtain (something) especially with care or effort
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reprobate
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V. to condemn somebody
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futile
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Adj. incapable of producing any useful results; pointless
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chimeras
Definition
N. imaginary monster
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recapitulate
Definition
V. to summarize or state again
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panegyric
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N. extravagant praise delivered in formal speech or writing, an encomium
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mien
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N.somebody's general air
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affable
Definition
Adj. friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
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physiognomy
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N. a person's facial features or expression especially when regarded as indicative of a character of ethic origin
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dogmatism
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N. authoritarian assertion or belief
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pedant
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N. one who stresses trivial details of learning, one who parades learning; a schoolmaster
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abstruse
Definition
Adj. difficult to understand; obscure
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facile
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Adj. easy to do
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ardent
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Adj. enthusiastic or passionate
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infallible
Definition
Adj. incapable of failing
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protract
Definition
V. to prolong
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charnel
Definition
Adj. of death
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minutiae
Definition
N. small details
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consummation
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N. perfect ending
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precepts
Definition
N. principles
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exalted
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Adj. noble
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arduous
Definition
Adj. difficult and tiring
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emaciated
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Adj. abnormally thin or weak
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profane
Definition
Adj. irreverent, showing disrespect for God, any deity,or religion
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ascribe
Definition
V. to attribute something to a cause
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incipient
Definition
Adj. in an initial stage
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delineate
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V. to describe or portray (something) precisely
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lassitude
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N. tiredness and apathy
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livid
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Adj. furiously angry
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hue
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N. a color or shade
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countenance
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N. face or expression
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endue
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V. to endow or provide with a quality or ability
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languor
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N. lassitude, indolence, state of listless weakness or exhaustion
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pertinacity
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N. holding firmly to some purpose or opinion, stubbornly persistent
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encomium
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N. a formal text that expresss high praise for somebody
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approbation
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N. approval, saction
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diffident
Definition
Adj. lacking self-confidence
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eulogy
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N. spoken or written tribute
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dilatoriness
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N. a tendency to waste time or move slowly
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perambulations
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N. a walk about a place
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salubrious
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Adj. good for health
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unremitted
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N. unpardoned
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cabriolet
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N. a two-seater carriage
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melancholy
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N. feeling or causing sadness
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convalesce
Definition
V. to recuperate
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obliterated
Definition
V. to destroy utterly
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ignominious
Definition
Adj. shameful
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exculpate
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V. to prove somebody innocent
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execrate
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V. to denounce, to abominate, to abhor
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adduce
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V. to cite as an example or means of proof
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faltering
Definition
V. to begin to fail, lose confidence
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acquit
Definition
V. to declare somebody as innocent
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conjecture
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N. guesswork
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wantonly
Definition
Adv. excessively
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timorous
Definition
Adj. apprehensive, timid
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benevolent
Definition
Adj. well meaning, kindly
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bauble
Definition
N. trinket
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approbation
Definition
N. approval
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indignation
Definition
N. anger at unfairness
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guile
Definition
N. insidious, trecherous cunning, craftiness
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absolution
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N. the formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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obdurate
Definition
Adj. hardened against influence or feeling, unyielding
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perdition
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N. hell
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perpetrate
Definition
V. to do something wrong
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eloquence
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N. notable speaking ability
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avowal
Definition
N. frank statement
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inexorable
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Adj. impossible to stop
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hapless
Definition
Adj. luckless, unfortunate
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unhallowed
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Adj. irreverent (lacking religious reverence)
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augment
Definition
V. to increase
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efface
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V. rub out
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precipitate
Definition
V. to send somebody or something rapidly
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desponding
Definition
Adj. hopeless
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sullen
Definition
Adj. showing a brooding ill humor or resentment, morose
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ephemeral
Definition
Adj. lasting for a brief time, transitory
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impetuous
Definition
Adj. acting impulsively
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pallid
Definition
Adj. pale
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immutable
Definition
Adj. unchanging or unchangeable
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somber
Definition
Adj. dark and gloomy
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mutability
Definition
N. a capability of change
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diabolical
Definition
Adj. of the devil
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spurn
Definition
V. to reject somebody or something with disdain
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dissoluble
Definition
Adj. that can be dissolved
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glut the maw
Definition
V. to satisfy
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reproach
Definition
V. to blame for something, rebuke
N. disgrace, shame
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clemency
Definition
N. an act of mercy
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entreaties
Definition
N. a desperate plea
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implore
Definition
V. to beg earnestly
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recompense
Definition
V. to award compensation to or for
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exultation
Definition
N. an extremely happy condition
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odious
Definition
Adj. hateful
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