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Pride and Pred vocab
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English
12th Grade
01/14/2011

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chaise 
Definition
- a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, esp. a one-horse, wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
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opinion
Definition
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty
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intrepidity
Definition
resolutely fearless; dauntless
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ragout
Definition
a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
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panegyric 
Definition
- a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
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alacrity 
Definition
- cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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reprehensible 
Definition
- deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
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iniquitous 
Definition
- characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful
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asperity 
Definition
- harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity
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importune 
Definition
- to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence
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implacable
Definition
 - not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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entail 
Definition
- to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence
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hypocritical 
Definition
– the quality of having virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs
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mercenary 
Definition
- working or acting merely for money or other reward
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supercilious
Definition
 - haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression
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propensity 
Definition
- a natural inclination or tendency
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tractable 
Definition
- easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding
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laconic
Definition
 - using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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propriety
Definition
 - conformity to established standards of good/proper behavior or manners
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pedantic 
Definition
- overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching
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profligate 
Definition
- utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute
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insipid 
Definition
- without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
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obsequious
Definition
 - characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
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acquiesce
Definition
 - to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree
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odious 
Definition
- deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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deference 
Definition
- respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another
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celerity
Definition
 - swiftness; speed
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condescension 
Definition
- behavior that is patronizing or condescending
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assiduous 
Definition
- constant; unremitting
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insolent
Definition
 - boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
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approbation 
Definition
- approval; commendation
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profuse
Definition
 - spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant
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felicity
Definition
 - the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss
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probity 
Definition
- integrity and uprightness; honesty
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sennight 
Definition
– a week
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dissemble
Definition
 - to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
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effusion 
Definition
- an unrestrained outpouring in speech or words
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Mien
Definition
An expressive attitude or characteristic
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