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Mnemonic Madness
Lesson # 2 with the National Vocabulary Challenge
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English
11th Grade
09/17/2007

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Blithe (adj)
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carefree & lighthearted; lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual
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lithe (adj)
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readily bent; supple; marked by effortless grace
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climatic (adj)
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of or relating to climate
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climactic (adj)
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the highest or most intense point
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compliment (noun)
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an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulations; a formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect
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complement (noun)
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something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection; the quantity or number needed to make up a whole
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congenial (adj)
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having the same tastes, habits, or temperment; of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable; suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable
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congenital (adj)
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of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences; inherent or inveterate
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describe (v)
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to give an account of in speech or writing; to convey an idea or impression of; to represent pictorially; to depict
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ascribe (v)
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to attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; to assign as a quality or characteristic
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devious (adj)
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not straightforward; shifty; departing from the correct or accepted way; erirng; roundabout; away from a main road or course; distant or removed
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devise (v)
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to form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive
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affect (v)
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to have an influence on or effect a change in; to act on teh emotions of; touch or move; to attack or infect, as a disease
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affect (n)
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feeling emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression of body language
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effect (v)
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to bring into existence; to produce as a result; to bring about
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effect (n)
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a result; influence; a particular impression
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elude(v)
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to evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill; to escape the understanding or grasp of
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allude (v)
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to make an indirect reference
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ethereal (adj)
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characterized by lightness & insubstantiality; intangible; highly refined; delicate; of the celestial spheres; heavenly; not of this world; spiritual
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ephemeral (adj)
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lasting for a markedly brief time; living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do
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imminent (adj)
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about to occur; impending
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eminent (adj)
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towering or standing out abouve others; prominent; of high rank, station or quality; noteworthy; outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished
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implicate (v)
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to involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly; to have as a consequence or necessary circumstance
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imply (v)
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to involve by logicaly necessity; entail; to express or indicate indirectly
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inchoate
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in an initial or early stage; incipient; imperfectly formed or developed
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incoherent (adj)
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lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner
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obeisance (n)
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a gesture or movement of hte body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage; a movement of respect
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obsequious (adj)
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full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; suck up
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obtuse (adj)
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lacking quickness of perception or intellect; characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt; having an obtuse angle; having a blunt or rounded tip
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perspective (adj)
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a view or vista; a mental view or outlook
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prospective (adj)
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likely or expected to happen; likely to become or be
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piquant (adj)
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pleasantly pungen t or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive
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pique (n)
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a state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or idnignity; a feeling of wounded pride; to cause to feel resentment or indignation; to provoke; arouse
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portent (adj)
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possessing inner or physical strength; powerful; exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects; exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent; having great control or authority
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profligate (adj) (n)
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given over to dissipation; dissolute; recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant
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prolific (adj)
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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertil; producing abundant works or results
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sanguine (adj)
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of the color of blood; red; rudy; cheerfully confident; optimistic
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saturnine (adj)
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having the tempermant of one born under the supposed astrological influence of Saturn; melancholoy or sullen; having or marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic
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torpid (adj)
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deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed; dormant; hibernating; lethargic; apathetic
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turgid (adj)
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excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent; swollen or distended, as from fluid; bloated
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allusion (n)
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indirect reference; not directly explaining
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illusion (n)
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an erroneous perception of reality; an erroneous concept or belief; the condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief;
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amiable (adj)
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friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable; cordial; sociable; congenial
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amenable (adj)
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responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing; responsible to higher authority; acountable; susceptible or open as to testing or criticism
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arcane (adj)
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known or understood by only a few
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ascetic (n)
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a person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, espceially as an action of religious devotion
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aesthetic (adj)
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of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste; characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty; artistic
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