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Macnamar Vocab Semester 1
Voc. Sec 1- 11
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English
9th Grade
01/19/2010

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Term
abase
Definition

to humiliate

to degrade

Term
abhor
Definition

to hate

to detest

Term
acrimony
Definition

bitterness

discord

harshness

Term
culpable
Definition

deserving blame

or censure

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divisive
Definition

causing dissent

causing discord

causing argument

Term
flout
Definition

to disregard

to scoff at

to disobey openly

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insolent
Definition

rude

arrogant

overbearing

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odius
Definition

instilling hatred

causing displeasure

repulsive

Term
partisan
Definition

a follower

a defender

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reprobate
Definition

evil

unpredicatable

lewd

vile

Term
-loc
Definition

place

(location)

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-sanct
Definition

holy

(sanctuary)

Term
-syn
Definition

with,together

(sync)

Term
-bi
Definition

two

(bicycle)

Term
-anti
Definition

against

(antidote)

Term
abdicate
Definition
to give up a position
Term
cerebral
Definition
having to do with the brain
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elucidate
Definition
to make clearer
Term
judicious
Definition

wise

sensible

Term
liberation
Definition
advocating liberty
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morés
Definition

accepted practices

common beleifs

Term
sophomoric
Definition

immature

overconfident

Term
teneble
Definition

capable of defense

capable of argument

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vacuous
Definition

lacking ideas

without content

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vehemently
Definition
passionately
Term
-arch
Definition

cheif

(archbishop)

Term
-dict
Definition

to talk

(dictator)

Term
-liber
Definition

free

(liberation)

Term
-path
Definition

to feel hurt

(pathogen)

Term
-poly
Definition

many

(polygon)

Term
acute
Definition
sharp or severe
Term
allay
Definition

to calm

to relieve

Term
candor
Definition

sincere speech

free from bias

Term
daunting
Definition

intimidating

discouraging

Term
elicit
Definition
to bring out
Term
forlorn
Definition

hopeless

lost

Term
inclination
Definition

a liking to

a tendency to

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latent
Definition
under the surface
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meritorious
Definition
deserving praise
Term
uncanny
Definition

beyond normal

almost supernatial

Term
-duct
Definition

to lead

(conductor)

Term
-chron
Definition

time

(chronological)

Term
-fin
Definition

end

(finale)

Term
-mem
Definition

remember

(memoir)

Term
-sid/-sed
Definition

settle

(reside)

Term
benevolent
Definition

kind

characterized by good will

Term
cajole
Definition

to coax

to persuade by flattery

Term
embellish
Definition
to enhance with fiction
Term
etymology
Definition
history of a word
Term
linchpin
Definition
holds things together
Term
lucid
Definition
characterized by clarity
Term
opulent
Definition

wealthy

rich

abundant

Term
reciprocate
Definition
Term
torrid
Definition

passionate

burning

Term
propensity
Definition
an inclination to
Term
-ject
Definition

to throw

(interjection)

Term
-fract
Definition

to break

(fraction)

Term
-corp
Definition

body

(corpse)

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-luc/-lum
Definition

light

(illuminate)

Term
-spec
Definition

look

(spectacles)

Term
aloof
Definition

reserved

indifferent

Term
auspicious
Definition
promising success
Term
banal
Definition

devoid of freshness

lacking originality

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capricious
Definition

erratic

subject to whim

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cogent
Definition

to the point

convincing

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debacle
Definition
a collapse or failure
Term
gregarious
Definition

fond of company

socialable

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tedious
Definition

long and tiresome

causes boredom

Term
tenuous
Definition

unsubstantial

lacking basis

Term
trite
Definition
lacking effectivness due to overuse
Term
-tract
Definition

to pull

(tractor)

 

Term
-cred
Definition

believe

(incredible)

Term

-grat

Definition

pleasing

(gratitude)

Term
-man
Definition

hand

(manufacturing)

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-vac
Definition

empty

(vacuum)

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