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Honors CA Vocab
1.1-1.7 and 2.1-2.7 Sem.1
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Grammar
9th Grade
12/11/2010

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Anthropoid
Definition
resembling humans
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Misanthrope
Definition
one who hates people
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Philanthropic
Definition
charitable
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Antagonist
Definition
a person one struggles against in a contest
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Anticlimax
Definition
sudden drop from the importance
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Antithesis
Definition
one idea placed opposite another
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Autocracy
Definition
government by 1 person
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Autonomic
Definition
nervious system which acts according to itself
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Autonomous
Definition
self governing
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Benediction
Definition
speaking of good wishes or a blessing
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Benevolence
Definition
a kindly or charitable act
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Benign
Definition
having a good attitude or disposition
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Anachronism
Definition
anything out of its right historical time
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Chronological
Definition
arranged in order of time of occurence
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Synchronize
Definition
to cause to opperate in unison
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Biodegradable
Definition
capable of being broken down by living microrganisms and absorbed by the enviornment
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Biopsy
Definition
a seeing of living tissues: The examination of tissues removed from the living body
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Symbiosis
Definition
The living together in close unison of 2 dissimilar organisms
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Circuitous
Definition
round about or winding
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Circumscribe
Definition
to limit or confine
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Circumspect
Definition
cautious
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Bicentennial
Definition
a 200th anneversary
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Bilingual
Definition
able to speak 2 languages
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Bipartisan
Definition
consisting of or supporting by 2 parties (especialy 2 political parties)
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Coherent
Definition
sticking together
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Commiserate
Definition
to sympathize
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Commidious
Definition
with pelty of room; spacious
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Concurrent
Definition
running together; occuring at the same time
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Cursory
Definition
running over rapidly without attention to much detail; hasty and superficial
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Recurrent
Definition
running back or returning repeatedly
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Credence
Definition
acceptance as true; beleif
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Credulity
Definition
gullibility
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Miscreant
Definition
An evil-doer or crimminal
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Democracy
Definition
peoples rule
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Epidemic
Definition
A disease of either abnormal condition spreading rapidly amung many people
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Pandemic
Definition
Amung the people; widespread
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Abdicate
Definition
to proclaim away; to renounce formally a throne or high office
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Dictatorial
Definition
speaking or acting in an oppressive or domineering way
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Jurisdiction
Definition
the right to interpret and apply the law; legal power to hear and decide cases
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Disconsolute
Definition
hopelessly sad
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Disparity
Definition
difference; unlikeliness
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Dissident
Definition
one who disagrees
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Equanimity
Definition
eveness of mind or temper
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Equitable
Definition
fair; just
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Equivalent
Definition
equal in balance force or meaning
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Eulogize
Definition
to give a speech in praise of
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Euphemism
Definition
the substitution of a good word in place of an unpleasent one
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Euphoria
Definition
a feeling of well being
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Ebullient
Definition
bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken; to deprive of nerve force vigor
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Exonerate
Definition
to take the burden out; to free from a charge or from guilt
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Ingenious
Definition
Having inborn talent
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Ingenuous
Definition
freeborn honest showing innocent or childlike simplicity or gullibility
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Progeny
Definition
children or decendants
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Bonafide
Definition
in good faith; genuine
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Diffident
Definition
not having faith in ones self; shy
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Peridious
Definition
Treacherous
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Epigram
Definition
a writing on a subject; a short witty saying
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Monograph
Definition
a book written on one specific subject
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Stenographer
Definition
one who uses narrow or small writing; shorthand
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Doxology
Definition
a hymn or expression of praise to god
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Epilogue
Definition
A speech at the end of a play
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Prologue
Definition
A speech before a play
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Entomolgy
Definition
study of insects
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Etymology
Definition
study of words
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Colloquial
Definition
informational or conversational
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Loquacious
Definition
talkative
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Soliloquy
Definition
a speaking alone to oneself (outloud)
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Malady
Definition
A bad condition or disease
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Malapropism
Definition
A ludicrous misuse of a work that sounds somewhat like the word intended
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Metronome
Definition
A clocklike instrument for measuring the exact time in music by using a repeated tick
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Pedometer
Definition
an insturment that measures the distance walked by recording the number of steps taken
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Tachometer
Definition
instrument used to measure the speed of a revolving shaft in revolutions per minute (RPM)
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Intermittent
Definition
Sent between intervals; stopping and starting at intervals
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Omit
Definition
to send away; to leave out
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Premise
Definition
a statement sent before; an initial statement that is assumed to be true; an opinion on which an argument is baised
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Monogamy
Definition
Marrage to only one person at a time
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Monolithic
Definition
solid, massive and uniform
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Monotheism
Definition
a belieif that there is only 1 god
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Amorphous
Definition
without definate form or shape
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Metamorphosis
Definition
change of form or shape
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Morphology
Definition
branch of biology that makes a study of the form of animals or plants
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Pandemonium
Definition
a wild uproar
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Panorama
Definition
a veiw in all directions
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Panoply
Definition
any magnificent or impressive array
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Antipathy
Definition
Strongly dislike
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Apathetic
Definition
indifferent
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Empathy
Definition
a feeling as if one were in another place
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Pathos
Definition
A quality that brings feelings of pity
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Expedient
Definition
Advantageous
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Expedite
Definition
To speed the process of
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Impede
Definition
To hinder the process of
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Bibliophile
Definition
one who loves/collects books
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Philatelist
Definition
one who loves/collects stamps
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Acrophobia
Definition
an excessive of illogical fear of high places
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Claustrophobia
Definition
An excessive or illogical fear of enclosed places
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Phobic
Definition
Ecessivly fearfull
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Cacophony
Definition
Disagreeable sounds
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Phonetics
Definition
language study of speech sounds and their symbols
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Phonics
Definition
sounds of letters to teach reading
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Posterity
Definition
future generations
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Posthumously
Definition
awarded after ones death
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Preposterous
Definition
absurd
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Precedent
Definition
an act that goes before to serve as an example for later acts
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Preclude
Definition
to prevent
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Precacious
Definition
prematurely developed
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Prerequisite
Definition
Something required before hand
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Proceed
Definition
to go forward
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Proclivity
Definition
An inclanation toward something
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Provision
Definition
A preperation for the future
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Recalcitrant
Definition
stubbornly rebellious
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Remiss
Definition
Neglignt
Term
Revert
Definition
to return to a former habit
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Conscription
Definition
An inforced enrollment (military draft)
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Nondescript
Definition
lacking in distinctive qualities
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Proscribe
Definition
to condemn or forbid as harmful
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Assidious
Definition
persistent
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Insidious
Definition
more dangerous than seems evident
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Supersede
Definition
To take the place of
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Auspicious
Definition
favorable
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Conspicuous
Definition
Obvious
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Retrospect
Definition
a looking backward
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Subliminal
Definition
Below the threshold of consious perseption
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Subservient
Definition
Submissive
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Subsume
Definition
to include under a more general category
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Insuperable
Definition
Not capable of being overcome
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Superfluious
Definition
Exteirior
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Superimpose
Definition
to lay something over something else
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Symposium
Definition
a meeting at which several speakers deliver opinions on a certain topic
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Synopsis
Definition
A breif general summary
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Syntax
Definition
To form sentances
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Adversary
Definition
opponent
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Adversity
Definition
misfortune
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Inadvertent
Definition
unintenional
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Perverse
Definition
disobediant
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Diviate
Definition
to turn away from an established plan
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Devious
Definition
crooked; evil; mischeivious
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Impervious
Definition
no way through
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Trivial
Definition
unimportant
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Advicate
Definition
a person who pleads on anothers behalf
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Avocation
Definition
hobby
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Vocation
Definition
occupation
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Irravocable
Definition
unalterable
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Irravocable
Definition
unalterable
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Telemetry
Definition
transmation of data by radio
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Telepathy
Definition
communication by 2 people by other than normal sensity means
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Distort
Definition
to twist from true meaning
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Extort
Definition
to obtain by violence or threat
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Retort
Definition
a reply to an insult
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Trilogy
Definition
3 related artistic works
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Triplicate
Definition
one of three identical works
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Trivet
Definition
A three legged stand
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Veracious
Definition
truthfull
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Verifiable
Definition
capeable of being proven true
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Verity
Definition
An established truth
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Agnostic
Definition
One who does not know wether there is a god
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Anomaly
Definition
Not the same (as others); a rare exception; something that is not normal
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Anonymous
Definition
Without a name
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Annals
Definition
historical records year by year
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Annuity
Definition
investment with yearly filled payments
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Antecedent
Definition
anything that legally goes before something else
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