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Munts Vocab Week 10
first set of 20 vocabulary words
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English
10th Grade
02/11/2013

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melancholy (adj)
Definition
sad, gloomy, or depressed
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affinity (n)
Definition
a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
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demagagues (n)
Definition
a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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bizarre (adj)
Definition
very strange or unusual
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inveigled (v)
Definition
presuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
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circa (prep)
Definition
(often proceding a date) approximately
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lax (adj)
Definition
careless; not suffiently strict or severe
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anterior (adj)
Definition
nearer the front, esp. situated in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart
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herbicide (n)
Definition
a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation
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pied (adj)
Definition
having two or more different colors
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catharsis (n)
Definition
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
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candor (n)
Definition
the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
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bleak (adj)
Definition
lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements
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stupefied (v)
Definition
astonish and shock; make (someone) unable to think or feel properly
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domain (n)
Definition
an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government
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alleviate (v)
Definition
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
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demure (adj)
Definition
reserved, modest, and shy; lending such an appearance
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aftermath (n)
Definition
the consequences or aftereffects of an event, esp. when unpleasant
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ajar (adverb)
Definition
slightly open; out of harmony
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intervene (v)
Definition
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
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