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Hotchkiss Vocab words
vocab test numero uno
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English
11th Grade
10/10/2011

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Prevarications
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A false or deliberate misstatement, a lie
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Virtuoso
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A person who has a special skill in a field
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Chaparral
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A dense growth of small trees or shrubs
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Unassailable
Definition
Not able to be attacked or disputed
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Cleric
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A member of a clergy (religious group)
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Annealed
Definition
Past tense to free from internal stress by heating followed by gradual cooling.
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Recalcitrant
Definition
not obedient hard to manage, resistant.
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Not obedient hard to manage, resistant.
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Syndicate
Definition
A group of people working together to undertake or carry out a specific duty or transaction.
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Hominy
Definition
Whole or ground corn bleached or crushed to remove all bran and germ
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Autonomic
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Pertaining to an independent or free bodily system
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Nattering
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to talk idly; chatter
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Burnished
Definition
Polish, shine, buff
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Guttural
Definition
Throaty, husky, gruff
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Domicile
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Residence, home, house..
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Purposively
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Having a purpose, relating to, indicating conscious intention
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Truncated
Definition
Shorten, cut short
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Crenellated
Definition
Indented, notched
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Bastion
Definition
Stronghold, guard, protection
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Shyster
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An unethical, unscrupulous practitioner, especially of law
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Crucible
Definition
A severe test,
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Insinuating
Definition
Winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees, tending to instill doubts
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Inviolable
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Secure from assault, trespassing
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Inflection
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a change in pitch or loudness of voice
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Ascetic
Definition
practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and spiritual discipline
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Neophyte
Definition
a new convert, beginner
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Dfile
Definition
a narrow passage or gorge
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Detritus
Definition
loose material such as rock fragments or organic particles that results directly from disintegration
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Integument
Definition
something that covers or encloses
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Subservient
Definition
Serving to promote some end, excessively submissive
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Saffron
Definition
An orange colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas.
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Consolation
Definition
the act of consoling, comfort
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Ravaged
Definition
to work havoc upon, damage or mar by ravages
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Fastidious
Definition
Excessively particular, critical or demanding, hard to please
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Adangle
Definition
Dangling
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Bayonet
Definition
A dagger-like steal weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand to hand combat
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Repugnance
Definition
The state of being repugnant, strong distaste, aversion, or objection
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Undeviating
Definition
To turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc
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Clearheadedly
Definition
Having or showing an alert mind
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Vagrancy
Definition
The state of condition of being vagrant
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Unequivocal
Definition
Not equivocal, unambiguous, clear, having only one possible meaning or interpretation
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Subsequent
Definition
occurring or coming later or after
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Redemption
Definition
The act of redeeming, deliverance or rescue
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Dolesome
Definition
Sorrowful, mournful, melancholy
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Exertion
Definition
Vigorous action or effort
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Coquettishly
Definition
Characteristically flirtatious, especially in teasing lighthearted manner
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Perpetual
Definition
Continuing or enduring forever
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Query
Definition
A question, an inquiry
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indefatigable
Definition
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
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ubiquitous
Definition
present, appearing, or found everywhere
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condescension
Definition
to show feelings of superiority
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apocalyptic
Definition
describing or prophesying complete destruction
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orchidaceous
Definition
of, relating to, or denoting plants of the orchid family
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precipitously
Definition
done suddenly and without careful consideration
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salutary
Definition
producing good effects; beneficial
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turbidity
Definition
cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter
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Elysium
Definition
the place at the ends of the earth to which certain favored heroes were conveyed by the gods after death
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dolorous
Definition
feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
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assiduity
Definition
constant or close attention to what one is doing
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necromantic
Definition
the supposed practice of communicating with the dead; witchcraft, sorcery
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copacetic
Definition
in excellent order
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avuncular
Definition
kind or friendly to a young or less experienced person; of or relating to an uncle
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vainglorious
Definition
inordinate pride in one's self and one's achievements
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zygomatic
Definition
the bony arch of the cheek formed by the zygomatic and temporal bones
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egregious
Definition
outstandingly bad; shocking
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zeitgeist
Definition
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
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pejorative
Definition
expressing contempt or disapproval
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counterintelligence
Definition
activities to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or foreign entity
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