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Ms. Stroh's Vocab Chapters 23-30
Vocab Chapter 23-30 for Final Exam in Pre DP/AP English 9
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9th Grade
05/22/2010

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Plaintiff
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a person who initiates a lawsuit; the complaining party
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Plaintive
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mournful;melancholy;sad;sorrowful
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Poach
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to trespass on someone's land, especially to hunt or fish illegally; to cook in simmering liquid.
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Ponderous
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large, heavy, and clumsy;dull and tiresome
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potency
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power;strength;force
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potion
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liquid, especially one used as a poison or in medicine or magic.
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precedent
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an act that serves as an example for later acts
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predatory
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inclined to prey on others (by robbery, killing, etc.)
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premature
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too soon;too early; before the proper time
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preposterous
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completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; ridiculous, foolish
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priority
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something that is the first in order of time or importance; precedence
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promenade
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n.a leisurely walk or stroll; a public walkway; v.to take a leisurely walk or stroll. 
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prominence
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the state or quality of being prominent or standing out; state of being famous or distinguished; distinction
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prospective
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probable; expected in the future.
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prowess
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bravery;daring;strength;unusual skill or ability
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pungent
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sharply affecting the organs of taster or smell;sharp; keen; biting
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quest
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n.a seeking; hunt; search; a journey in search of adventure;v.to go in search
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quorum
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the minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make official decisions.
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quota
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a proportional share; allotment
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rapture
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great joy; delight; ecstasy
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raucous
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rough sounding and harsh; rowdy
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ravenous
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very hungry or greedy
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recede
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to go or move back, as the tide does; to withdraw; to lessen or dim
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recession
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the act of withdrawing or going back; a moderate and temporary decline economic activity
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reconcile
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to make friends again; to bring together; to bring into harmony
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relevant
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related to the matter at hand; pertinent
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reluctant
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not eager; unwilling
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repast
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a meal; food eaten at a meal
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replenish
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to refill; to resupply
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replica
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a copy; a reproduction; a duplicate (especially or artwork)
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reprimand 
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n.a severe rebuke or scolding; a formal censure;v.to rebuke severely; to show disapproval of
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resourceful
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capable of thinking of ways to do things; having the ability to act effectively; clever
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retract
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to draw back or in; to withdraw; to take back; to recant
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retrieve
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to get again; to recover; to get and bring back
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rostrum
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a raised platform for public speaking
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satirical 
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using irony and wit to attack ideas, people, and customs; sarcastic
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sector
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a section or division of something
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seethe
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to boil; to bubble and foam; to be excited or disturbed
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simile
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a figure of speech that compares two unlike thing using like or as
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sinister
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threatening trouble or bad luck; evil; disastrous
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skeptical 
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inclined to doubt; not easily convinced; showing doubt; doubtful
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smug
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overly satisfied with one's own goodness or achievements; self-satisfied
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soliloquy
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a speech an actor makes to herself or himself on stage to reveal thoughts to the audience; talking aloud to oneself
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solvent
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n. a liquid that can dissolve another substance; adj. able to meet one's financial needs; able to dissolve another substance
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somber
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gloomy and sad; solemn and serious
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sovereign
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adj. highest in power or rank; supreme; n. a ruler, king, queen, or emperor
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spurn
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to turn down; to reject with scorn and contempt
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stagnant
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not flowing and therefore stale and dirty; not active; sluggish
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statute
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a law; a rule; a regulation
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subsequent
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later; coming after; following in time
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superfluous
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more than is needed; excessive; surplus
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surmount
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to rise above; to overcome (a difficulty); to be above or on top of
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surpass
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to excel; to go beyond the limit of
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susceptible
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easily influenced or affected; unresistant; sensitive and impressionable 
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tantalizing
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tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach; tempting
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tentative
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subject to change; uncertain
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tolerate
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to let something be done or go on without trying to stop it; to allow; to put up with
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transcribe
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to product a written or typed copy from another form, such as an oral speech or shorthand notes
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transpire
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to happen; to occur
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tripod
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a three-legged stand for a camera; anything that stands on three legs
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trivial 
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of little importance; insignificant
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turbulent
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violently agitated; disorderly; stormy
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tycoon
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an important or powerful business person or industrialist
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ultimate
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adj.last or final; basic; maximum; n. the final point
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious; weird
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undergo
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to endure; to experience
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unkempt
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not neat; neglected; untidy
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unscrupulous
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dishonest; having no principles of right and wrong
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upheaval
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a forceful lifting up from beneath; a sudden, violent change
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utilize
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to use; to make use of; to benefit from using
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vanity
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the quality of being vain or conceited
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veneer
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n. a thin layer of valuable wood put over other wood; an outwardly attractive appearance that hides what is underneath; v.to cover with a thin layer of fine wood.
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venerable
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deserving respect because of age, dignity, or good character; worthy of reverence
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virtual
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pertaining to something that exist in effect, though not in name or fact 
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volatile 
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changeable; unstable; fickle; explosive
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wary
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on guard against danger or deception; cautious; suspicious
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wrangle
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n. a noisy quarrel or brawl; v. to argue or dispute noisily
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wry
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bent or twisted; cleverly humorous
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yearn
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to feel longing or desire
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zodiac
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an imaginary belt in the heavens that is divided into twelve constellations and along which the sun and its principal planets appear to travel
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