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Midterm Vocab
study guide for english midterms
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10th Grade
01/25/2009

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ambidexterous
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
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adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
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deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilitize; to form up
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dour
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
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fortitude
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courage in facing diffiiculties
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gape
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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gibe
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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
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guise
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an external appearance, cover, mask
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insidious
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intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous
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intimation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandoise
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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reiterate
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to say again, repeat
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stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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tentative
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experimentalin nature, uncertain, hesitant
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unkempt
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not concluded; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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verbatim
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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warily
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cautiously, with great care
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of hands and mind
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive; one at war, one engaged in war
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treaachery, deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagently
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeapordy
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danger
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meticulous
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eextremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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adversary
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an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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coerce
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to compel; force
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craven
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cowardly; a coward
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culinary
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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to enliven, sheerr, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unsedded; to plow but not seed
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harrass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so uninportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedeent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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a temporary stay; stay for a time
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urbane
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refined in manner or style, suave
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affiliated
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assosciated; connected
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ascertain
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to find out
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attainment
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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bequeath
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to give or pass on as an inheritance
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cogent
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forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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converge
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
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to scatter, spread far and wide
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esteem
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to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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expunge
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to erase, obliterate, destroy
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finite
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having limits; lasting for a limited time
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invulnerable
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
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malevolent
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spiteful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
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cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
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knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all, an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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exact, careful, attending thouroghly to details; having high moral standards, principled
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skulk
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to move about stealthfully; to lie in hiding
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supercilious
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proud and contemperous; showing scorn because of a feeling off superiority
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uncanny
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strange, mysterious, weird, weird, beyond axplanation
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venial
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easily excused; pandonable
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altruistic
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unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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assent
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to express agreement; agreement
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benefactor
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one who does good to others
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chivalrous
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marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
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clemency
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mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
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dearth
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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
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diffident
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shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
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discrepancy
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a difference; a lack of agreement
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embark
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to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
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facile
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easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
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indominitable
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unconqueerable, refusing to yield
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infalliable
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free from error; absolutely dependable
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plod
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to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
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pungent
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causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
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remiss
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neglectfull in performance of one's duty, careless
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repose
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to redt; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness
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temerity
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rashness, boldness
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; agressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
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unfeigned
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sincere, real, without pretense
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; full of malice; spitefful
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