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Mrs. McLeod's Honors Exam Words
Vocabualy for the first semester exam
38
English
11th Grade
01/12/2010

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acquiesce
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v - to consent or comply passively or without protest
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solace
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n - comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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prudent
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adj - wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense
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constrain
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v - to compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige
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rectitude
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n - moral uprightness
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entreaty
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n - an earnest request or petition
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vigilant
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adj - alert to danger; watchful
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insidious
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adj - deceitful; treacherous; working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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perfidy
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n - treachery, betrayal, treason
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usurpation
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n - the act of seizing and holding, as the power, position, or rights of another, by force and without legal right or authority
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absolve
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v - clear, exonerate
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propitious
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adj - auspicious, promising, favorable, fortunate
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jurisdiction
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n - the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies
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abdicate
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v - abandon, relinquish
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infidel
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n - one who has no religious beliefs
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transient
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adj - passing, temporary, ephemeral, transitory
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magnitude
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n - greatness of rank or postition; greatness in size, extent, significance, or influence
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aphorism
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n - maxim, saying, proverb, epigram
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extenuate
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v - to lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, esp. by providing partial excuses; to reduce the strength of; mitigate
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flagrant
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adj - conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprenhesible; glaring; outrageous
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redress
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v - to set right; a remedy
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prostrate
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v - to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration; adj - submissive
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impious
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adj - showing lack of religious respect; disrespectful
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adversary
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n - enemy; opponent
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subjugation
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n - act of conquering
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remonstrate
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v - to reason or plead in protest
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supplication
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n - the act of asking for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; a humble entreaty or petition
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consanguinity
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n - blood relations; close relationship
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monotony
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n - tiresome, unchanging sameness; lack of variety
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ardor
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n - warmth, enthusiam
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ravage
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v - destroy, damage
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profoundity
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n - great depth; depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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tyranny
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n - a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power; extreme harshness or severity
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inalienable
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n - nontransferrable
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arduous
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adj - difficult
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posterity
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n - future generations
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ameliorate
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v - to make better or more tolerable; improve
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desecrate
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v - to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
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