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Mrs. Colleti Final Vocab #5-10
Study Guide for Mrs. Colletti Houde Final. Only contains unit 5-10 words
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8th Grade
06/09/2006
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Vile
 Definition
Evil, Repulsive, or obscene
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Consummate
 Definition
Complete or ultimate
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Congregation
 Definition
Gathering or assembly
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Defiled
 Definition
Contaminated or corrupted
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Vigilant
 Definition
Watchful
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Quaint
 Definition
Unusual, rare or old fashioned
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Wit
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Intelligence or humor
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Wonton
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Lustful or promiscuos
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Nuptial
 Definition
Wedding or related to marriage
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Piety
 Definition
religiosity or devotion
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Lament
 Definition
Complaint or cry
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Infamy
 Definition
Dishonor or ill famed
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Tainted
 Definition
Contaminated or dirty
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Purjury
 Definition
lying, especially while under oath
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Havoc
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Chaos
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Epitaph
 Definition
Enscription on a memorial or grave
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Dissemble
 Definition
lie or pretend
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Slander
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The spreading of lies about someone's character or behavior
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epithet
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insult
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enigmatic
 Definition
mysterious or hard to understand
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ethics
 Definition
moral principles or code of rights and wrong
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dictum
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a formal statement of principle
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domicile
 Definition
a house or place where a person lives
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impotent
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powerless
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malevolent
 Definition
evilor wishing to cause harm
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predilection
 Definition
preference or preffered way of doing something
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taciturn
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almost or always silent or reserved
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condescended
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agreed to do something that you believe is beneath your digniity
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amiable
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friendly
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contemptuos
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the feeling that something isbeneath you or worthless
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contentious
 Definition
always ready to argue or fight
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monosyllabic
 Definition
one sound or speaking with a single, uninterrupted sound
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benevolence
 Definition
a generous or thoughtful gift
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morbid
 Definition
gruesome or horrible
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tacit
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unspoken
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malignant
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dangerous or evil
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cordial
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warm and friendly
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unfathomable
 Definition
not able to be understood
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indigenous
 Definition
native
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auspicious
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favorable
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mishap
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unlucky
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mortify
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humiliate
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nocturnal
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nighlty or by night
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ingenious
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niave or innocent
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degradation
 Definition
a state of low honor
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denunciation
 Definition
strong disapproval
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indignantly
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angrily
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devoid
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completly without
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prerogative
 Definition
exclusive right priveledge or choice
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altercation
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fight or heated argument
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begrudge
 Definition
feel resentment about
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ominous
 Definition
threatening or sinister
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venerable
 Definition
impressive in age
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dispel
 Definition
drive out
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elucidate
 Definition
explain or make clear
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formidible
 Definition
impressive
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acrimonious
 Definition
bitter or nasty
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umbrage
 Definition
offense or insult
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apoplectic
 Definition
highly upset or having a seizure
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obstreperous
 Definition
very noisy
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ambidextrous
 Definition
able to use both hands with the same amount of skill
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audible
 Definition
loud enough to be heard
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congenital
 Definition
in existence at birth
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perpetual
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everlasting
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expunge
 Definition
completly remove
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volition
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will
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feral
 Definition
wild, savage, or animalistic
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hypocrites
 Definition
people who pretend to be something but are the other
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remorse
 Definition
feeling of regret
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recluse
 Definition
someone who stays away from society
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industry
 Definition
work
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notoriety
 Definition
fame for something bad
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nondescript
 Definition
not having interesting qualities
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cynical
 Definition
antisocial or unfriendly
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adamant
 Definition
firm or insistent
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Forest Primeval
 Definition
trees untouched by man
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corroborating
 Definition
support with evidence
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brevity
 Definition
the state of being brief
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indiscriminatly
 Definition
randomly
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encumbrance
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burden
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waif
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orphan
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prominent
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famous or outstanding
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decree
 Definition
official announcement
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expound
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elaborate on
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firmament
 Definition
heaven,sky, or basis or foundation
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premonition
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forewarning
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ghetto
 Definition
place whare a group is forced to live
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haggard
 Definition
worn or tired
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edict
 Definition
command law or proclamation
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truncheon
 Definition
club
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hermetically
 Definition
in an airtight way
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monotonous
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dull or repetitive
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abominible
 Definition
vile or horrible
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unremittinly
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constantly
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antechamber
 Definition
waiting room
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bestial
 Definition
like a beast
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lucidity
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clarity
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semblance
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actual or seeming similarity
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indeterminate
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vague
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clout
 Definition
blow or hit
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compulsory
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required
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wizened
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withered
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blandishment
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flattery
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automaton
 Definition
robot or android
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privation
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deprivation
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countenence
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face
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crucible
 Definition
container in which metals are heated until they melt
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knell
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the sound of a bell that signals the end of something
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livid
 Definition
red with anger
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inert
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motionless
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plaintive
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sad
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humane
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kind
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abyss
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deep or never-ending cavern
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infernal
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hellish or hot
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besseching
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begging for something
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amciated
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abnormally skinny
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robust
 Definition
strong and healthy
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