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10th Grade
08/06/2009

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aberration
Definition
not normal, such as a ghost; defective or filled with flaws
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acquiesce
Definition
give in; agree to request or demand of others
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alacrity
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speed; eagerness; willingness
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altercation
Definition
loud arguement; fight
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antipathy
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strong feelings against; hatred; strong dislike
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aphorism
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short statement of truth or principle that people live by
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apocryphal
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of unknown origin; something that happens out of nowhere
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attentuate
Definition
to weaken; make thinner; reduce; make smaller
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auspicious
Definition
favorable; good circumstances
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austerity
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harshly plain; harsh economy (little money); no comfort; strictness
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avarice
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greed; seeks more money, more possessions
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avow
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to state as the truthl profess; to swear to
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bellicose
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warlike; pugnacious; fighting
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capacious
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big space with high ceiling; capable of holding a large amount
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capricious
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fanciful; empty headed; fickle; whimsical
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contentious
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wanting or liking to fight; liking to quarrel or argue
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corroborate
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support, confirm or prove the truth, usually with new information
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disparage
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belittle; criticize; put down; degrade
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dubious
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doubtful
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effulgence
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shining; brilliance; radiance such as the night sky
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elucidate
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make clear; shed light on for better understanding; explain
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encroach
Definition
invade; intrude; push in where not wanted; go beyond reason
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engender
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to bring into being; to plant an idea and cause it to grow
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Epicurean
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having good taste in fine foods and fine wines
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exacerabate
Definition
to make worse
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fatuous
Definition
empty of meaning; inane; senseless
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passionate; expressing deep feeling about something
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fervent
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fractious
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breaking rules; making trouble; generally unruly
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imperious
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arrogant; domineering; overbearing; demanding
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incarnate
Definition
in the flesh; in human form
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incongruous
Definition
not fitting together; illogical; senseless
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incorrigible
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unable to be corrected; reprehensible; obnoxious
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inebriation
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drunk from alcohol
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inexorable
Definition
cannot be talked out of something; implacable; stubborn; unyielding
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infallible
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cannot fail; incapable of error or mistakes
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ingenuous
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honest; straightforward; unsophisticated
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inordinate
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not ordinary; unreasonable; going beyond the limit
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insiduous
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sneaking to do harm or evil; underhanded
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