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Lesson 26-30
Final Vocabulary Review
50
Grammar
9th Grade
06/08/2010

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affectation
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artificial behavior done to impress others
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beneficiary
Definition
a person or an institution receiving help or an advantage
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de facto
Definition
real or actual
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efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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faction
Definition
a unified group within a larger group, usually in disagreement or conflict with the larger group
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factoid
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a piece of false information accepted as true because it has been repeated in the media
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factotum
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an employee who has a wide range of duties
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manufacture
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to make, create, produce, or turn out, usually a part of an industrial process
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officiate
Definition
to serve in a position of authority, or to conduct a meeting or ceremony
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prolific
Definition
producing offspring or fruit
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cosmopolitan
Definition
sophisticated
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geopolitics
Definition
the study of relationships among politics, geography, economics, and population
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geopolitics
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the study of relationships among politics, geography, economics, and population
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impolitic
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not displaying good judgment or wisdom
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interurban
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connecting or joining urban areas
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megalopolis
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a single continuous region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas
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metropolitan
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related to a major city
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politico
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a politician, especially one who is active in organized party politics
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polity
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the form of government of a country or other organization
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urbane
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having refined, polite, and elegant mannera
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urbanite
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a city dweller
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arrogant
Definition
thinking oneself to be superior
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diffident
Definition
lacking confidence
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egocentric
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self-centered
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esteem
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high regard
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flaunt
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to show something off
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gloat
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to express self-satisfaction over your own success or someone else's misfortune
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humility
Definition
modesty, humbleness
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modest
Definition
having only a moderate estimation of oneself
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pompous
Definition
having exaggerated dignity, seriousness, or self-importance
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swagger
Definition
to walk in an overconfident way
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capillary
Definition
any of the tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins
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convalescence
Definition
gradual return to health and strength after an illness or other problem
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enervate
Definition
to weaken
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epidermis
Definition
the protective outer skin of vertebrates
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infirmity
Definition
a physical disability or weakness
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malady
Definition
a disease, ailment, or disorder
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pallor
Definition
extreme or unnatural paleness
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susceptible
Definition
likely to be infected or made ill
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virulent
Definition
capable of causing infection
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ambiguous
Definition
unclear
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baffle
Definition
to confuse
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cogitate
Definition
to think carefully about
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convoluted
Definition
twisted or complicated
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enigma
Definition
a mystery
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insoluble
Definition
difficult or impossible to solve or explain
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intricate
Definition
complicated, complex, or difficult to understand
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intricate
Definition
complicated, complex, or difficult to understand
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labyrinth
Definition
a maze or winding network
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quandry
Definition
state of uncertainty or puzzlement
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