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GCA Words To Know
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9th Grade
12/02/2010

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Abate
Definition

To decrease; diminish; put an end to

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Abolish
Definition

To do away with

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Abridge
Definition

  To shorten in duration

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Abscond
Definition

To depart secretly

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Adroit
Definition

Clever; skillful

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  Altruistic

Definition
Concern the well being and happiness of others
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  Ameliorate 

Definition
To make or become better
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Aggregate 

Definition
Formed into a mass; a college or group
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  Amorphous 

Definition
Formless and shapeless
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  Acquiescent  

Definition
Agree; accept an agreement silently
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 Banal 

Definition
Boring; common; ordinary; dull
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  Belie 

Definition
To give a false idea; fail to fulfill a promise
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  Bilk

Definition
Cheat, defraud, swindle
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      Brevity 

Definition
Shortness; conciseness
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  Capacious  

Definition
Able to hold much
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Celerity 

Definition
Swiftness; fast
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Chicanery 
Definition
Trickery
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  Circumscribe 

Definition
Draw a line around; to confine
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  Coalesce 

Definition
To grow together; unite into one body
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Collate 
Definition
To compare carefully to learn the difference between the copies
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  Daunted 

Definition
To discourage; to frighten
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Defame
Definition
To attack someones good reputation
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  Desultory

Definition
Without system or purpose; unorganized
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Endemic 

Definition
Generally occurring in a certain area or group, usually refer to disease
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  Enigma 

Definition
 A person or an act not easily understood; brain-twister
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Ephemeral 

Definition
Last only for a short time; short lived
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 Erudition 

Definition
Knowledge obtained by learning; know-how; expertise
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Ethereal 

Definition
Unearthly; celestial; godly
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Fastidious 

Definition
Fussy; hard to please; meticulous
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Feign

Definition
Pretend; to put on a false appearance
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