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June 2012 Big 180
Sam Barlow English
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General Vocab
11th Grade
06/10/2012
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attain
 Definition
to get
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surreal
 Definition
bizarre; strange, trippy
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iridescent
 Definition
multi-colored, shiny
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deadpan
 Definition
joking in a serious way
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commence
 Definition
to start again
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annul
 Definition
to end, cancel
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tentative
 Definition
hesitant, not sure of
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coagulate
 Definition
harden, clot
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disparage
 Definition
make fun of, belittle
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phosphorescence
 Definition
glow
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accrue
 Definition
accumulate
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bovine
 Definition
cow
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clandestine
 Definition
secret
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digress
 Definition
to go off topic
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careen
 Definition
swerve
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livid
 Definition
angry
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overt
 Definition
in the open
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covert
 Definition
hidden
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neophyte
 Definition
beginner
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incessant
 Definition
never ending
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oblivion
 Definition
nothingness
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corpulent
 Definition
fat
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ravenous
 Definition
really hungry
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inept
 Definition
not good at
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affront
 Definition
insult
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distraught
 Definition
very upset
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fluctuate
 Definition
to back and forth
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pervade
 Definition
spread throughout
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fortnight
 Definition
two weeks
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harbinger
 Definition
omen
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stoic
 Definition
no emotion
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rapt
 Definition
intent
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narcissistic
 Definition
conceited
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corroborate
 Definition
confirm
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ennui
 Definition
boredom
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lucrative
 Definition
profitable
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parley
 Definition
talk
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sunder
 Definition
split up
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dissuade
 Definition
talk out of
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copious
 Definition
large amount
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Tet-a-tet
 Definition
two people talking
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dolt
 Definition
idiot
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loathe
 Definition
hate
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supine
 Definition
laying flat
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buss
 Definition
kiss
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panacea
 Definition
cure all
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travail
 Definition
work through hardships
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flagrant
 Definition
obvious
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fortitude
 Definition
courage
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cleave
 Definition
to cut
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sylvan
 Definition
Forest like
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commodity
 Definition
product
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sage
 Definition
wise
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zealot
 Definition
fanatic
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a la carte
 Definition
separate, dish by dish
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privy
 Definition
secret knowledge
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filial
 Definition
like a son or daughter
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innovation
 Definition
invention, something new
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sable
 Definition
black
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abate
 Definition
to lessen
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caricature
 Definition
exaggerating picture
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entreat
 Definition
beg
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abscond
 Definition
run away and hide
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intangible
 Definition
can't be touched
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obtuse
 Definition
stupid, slow to understand
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malinger
 Definition
pretend to be sick, shirk
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reactionary
 Definition
extremely conservative
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despot
 Definition
dictator
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rapier
 Definition
sword
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spruce
 Definition
to clean up
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retribution
 Definition
deserved punishment
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prattle
 Definition
talk on and on
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mercenary
 Definition
hired soldier
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inert
 Definition
not moving; inactive
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hirsute
 Definition
hairy
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epoch
 Definition
a period of time
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blithe
 Definition
happy, cheerful
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accentuate
 Definition
emphasize
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affable
 Definition
friendly and nice
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usurer
 Definition
loan shark
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salient
 Definition
important
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anachronism
 Definition
out of place
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profane
 Definition
sacrilegious
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goad
 Definition
spur, egg on
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plait
 Definition
braided
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grueling
 Definition
hard, difficult
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emaciated
 Definition
very skinny
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constrict
 Definition
squeeze
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din
 Definition
noise
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venerable
 Definition
old, wise, respected
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quid pro quo
 Definition
favor granted for exchange of something else
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deity
 Definition
being or god
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rote
 Definition
memorized, mechanical
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vicarious
 Definition
indirect experience
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gull
 Definition
trick
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harangue
 Definition
long criticized speech
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edifice
 Definition
building
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rabble
 Definition
mob of scums
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waif
 Definition
homeless child
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virulent
 Definition
poisonous
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transgression
 Definition
sin
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superimpose
 Definition
put on top of
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portal
 Definition
door
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victuals
 Definition
food
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subterfuge
 Definition
trick
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debauchery
 Definition
excessive eating and drinking
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rendezvous
 Definition
meet up with
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siesta
 Definition
nap
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junta
 Definition
legislator, counsel
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peon
 Definition
peasant
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connoisseur
 Definition
expert
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blase
 Definition
bored
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carte blanche
 Definition
a freehand
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bravado
 Definition
false bravey
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melange
 Definition
mixture
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terse
 Definition
brief
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pious
 Definition
devoutly religious
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defer
 Definition
to postpone
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undistinguished
 Definition
common people
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exasperated
 Definition
irritated
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vindicated
 Definition
cleared of an accusation
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proposition
 Definition
suggested plan
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vengeance
 Definition
violence or fury
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furtively
 Definition
stealthy
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futile
 Definition
useless
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mutilated
 Definition
maimed, damaged
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insinuatingly
 Definition
implying
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assimilationism
 Definition
many culture becoming one culture
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haphazardly
 Definition
without care
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heathenism
 Definition
religion, don't believe in god
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forlornly
 Definition
looking pitiful
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coquettishly
 Definition
flirty
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cliche
 Definition
overused expression
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plaintively
 Definition
sorrowfully
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rebuffs
 Definition
bluntly refuse
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exuberant
 Definition
lively, energetic, excited
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amiably
 Definition
good naturedly
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ludicrous
 Definition
crazy
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ominous
 Definition
threatening
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plunder
 Definition
loot
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wrought
 Definition
shaped, made
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monologue
 Definition
long speech
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epigraph
 Definition
inscription on tombstone
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disdain
 Definition
disappointment
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empathy
 Definition
understand and share feelings
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spurious
 Definition
phony
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mundane
 Definition
ordinary
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antithesis
 Definition
opposite
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diaphanous
 Definition
transparent
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avant garde
 Definition
modern
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pseudonym
 Definition
false or assumed
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conjecture
 Definition
a guess
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volition
 Definition
own free will
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nemesis
 Definition
unbeatable rival
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antebellum
 Definition
pre-civil war
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auspicious
 Definition
promising success
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belie
 Definition
to be in contradiction with
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bellicose
 Definition
eager to fight
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facetious
 Definition
flippant
Term
feckless
 Definition
without purpose
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filibuster
 Definition
exceptionally long speech
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gauche
 Definition
lacking social grace
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hubris
 Definition
excessive pride
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kowtow
 Definition
to act in a servile manner
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lugubrious
 Definition
dismal
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reparation
 Definition
payment for damage
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerfully optimistic
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subjugate
 Definition
to make submissive
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suffragist
 Definition
person supporting women voting
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tempestuous
 Definition
stormy
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usurp
 Definition
seize without legal right
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yeoman
 Definition
worker
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dystopia
 Definition
bad utopia
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chicanery
 Definition
artful deception
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