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Kearns Final Vocab
vocab terms
21
English
10th Grade
06/14/2009

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poignant
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deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell
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Emaciated
Definition
unnaturally thin
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palatable
Definition
agreeable to one's taste or sensibilities, suitable to consumption.
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Assiduous
Definition
persistent, attentive, diligent
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sophomoric
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immature and overconfident, conceited
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contentious
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Quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pitied
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wastrel
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A wasteful Person, spendthrift, a good-for-nothing
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crestfallen
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discouraged, dejected, downcast
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retribution
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repayment, a deserved punishment
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Garrulous
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talkative, tediously chatty
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome
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Acquiesce
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to accept without protest, to agree or submit
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allude
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to refer to casually or indirectly
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guile
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treacherous cunning, deceit
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pretext
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a false reason or deceptive excuse
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endemic
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native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
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Placate
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to appease, soothe, pacify
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Superficial
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on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
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clairvoyant(ADJ)
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Supernaturally perceptive
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Clairvoyant(N.)
Definition
one who possesses ESP, seer
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