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Jenna's English midterm VOCAB
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English
10th Grade
12/08/2010

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Term
Dissonant
Definition
Adj.
Lacking harmony; unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing
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Contemptuous
Definition
Adj
Scornful; feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
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Tentative
Definition
Adj.
Not certain or fixed
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Intransigence
Definition
N.
Unwillingness to change one's views; stubbornness
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Chagrin
Definition
N.
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
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Asperity
Definition
N.
Harshness of tone or manner
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Corroborate
Definition
Verb
To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
Term
Perdition
Definition
N.
A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful person passes after death
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Enmity
Definition
N.
The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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Imprecation
Definition
N.
A spoken curse
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Notorious
Definition
Adj.
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
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Predilection
Definition
N.
A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
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Intercession
Definition
N.
The act of intervening on behalf of another
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Derisive
Definition
Adj.
Expressing contempt or ridicule
Term
Incongruous
Definition
Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something
Term
Exacerbated
Definition
Adj.
Made a problem or bad situation worse
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querulous
Definition
adj.
complaining in a petulant or whining manner
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Beneficence
Definition
N.
generosity or good-doing
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Conciliatory
Definition
Adj.
Intended to pacify
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Incontrovertible
Definition
Adj.
Not able to be denied or disputed
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Gallant
Definition
Adj.
Brave, heroic
Term
Equivocal
Definition
Adj.
Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
Term
Dubious
Definition
Adj.
Hesitant or doubtful
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Complacent
Definition
Adj.
Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself
Term
Gratuitous
Definition
Adj.
1. Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
2. Given or done free of charge
Term
Immutable
Definition
Adj.
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
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Rancor
Definition
N.
Bitterness or resentfulness
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Mien
Definition
N.
A person's look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
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Inauspicious
Definition
Adj.
Not conducive to success; unfavorable
Term
Lurid
Definition
Adj.
Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, esp. giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters
Term
Edifice
Definition
N.
A building, esp. a large, imposing one
Term
Righteous
Definition
Adj.
Morally right or justifiable
Term
Visage
Definition
N.
A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features
Term
Iniquity
Definition
N.
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Term
Allegory
Definition
N.
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
Term
congenial
Definition
adj.
pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own
Term
Ignominy
Definition
N.
Public shame or disgrace
Term
Martyr
Definition
N.
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
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Piety
Definition
N.
The quality of being religious or reverent
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Despondent
Definition
Adj.
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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Caprice
Definition
N.
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
Term
Intangible
Definition
Adj.
Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence; vague or abstract
Term
Somnambulism
Definition
N.
Sleepwalking
Term
Pestilence
Definition
N.
A fatal epidemic disease, esp. bubonic plague
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Providence
Definition
The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power
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Intuitive
Definition
Adj.
Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive
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Infamy
Definition
N.
Famousness for a bad quality or deed (notoriousness)
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