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QUACK VOCABULARY
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English
9th Grade
12/18/2007
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Lethargy
 Definition
Sluggishness
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Recondite
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Hard to understand
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Conspicuous
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Standing out
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Archaic

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Old, outdated
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Imminent
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Just about to happen
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Predator

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one that preys or destroys
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Coalesce
 Definition
to fuse, to unite
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Exult
 Definition
to celebrate
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Exalt
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To praise, to glorify
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Extraneous
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Irrelevant;unnecessary
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incantation
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a chant
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assuage
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soothing
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insuperable
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impossible to get by
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assiduous
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hardworking
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indulgent
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lenient towards ones desires
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avarice
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greedy
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squander
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wasteful
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penurious
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stingy; of great poverty
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debunk
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to prove wrong
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eccentric
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unconventional; kooky
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laud
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to praise, to applaud
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induce
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to cause to happen
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abridge

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to shorten or condense
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bucolic
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charmingly rural
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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anarchy

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lawlessness; an absense of control or government
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gullible
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easily deceived
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discrete
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unconnected; separate; distinct
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discreet
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sneaky; unnoticable
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strident
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shrill; high pitched
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soporific
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causing sleep, very boring
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reiterate
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to say again; to repeat
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fabricate
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to lie
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convivial
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fond of partying
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malleable
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easy to shape or bend
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ludicrous
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absurd; ridiculous
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nonchalant
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not showing concern or worry
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pretentious
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making ridiculous claims
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gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially while talking
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conflagaration
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a huge fire, inferno
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delineate
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to describe accurately
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nefarious
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extreme wickedness, evil
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vernacular
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slang; everyday speech
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tout
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to publicly brag
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enhance
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to intensify; improve
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brawn
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muscular strength
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hinder
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to slow or impede to progress of
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efface
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to erase; to rub out
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glutton
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someone who consumes too much food or drink
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hiatus
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a vacation or break
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querulous
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grumbling, grumpy
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engender
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to create; to cause
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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copious
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abundant; plentiful
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obscure
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dark; unknown; hard to understand
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extol

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to praise highly
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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artisan
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a person who is skillful with his or her own hands
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quell
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to calm, to pacify
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kindle
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to start a fire, ignite, arouse
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sage
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a wise man
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assail
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to attack with words or force
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fecund
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fertile; productive
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deride
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to ridicule
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idyllic
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naturally peaceful
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distend
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to swell; to extend
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amorous
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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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decorous
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proper; in good taste
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vacuous
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lacking ideas or intelligence
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didactic
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intended to teach; morally instructive
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volatile
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highly unstable; explosive
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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dicordant
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lacking in harmony or agreement
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exasperate
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to annoy thouroghly
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scrutinize
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to examine very carefully
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benevolent
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generous, kind
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corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidense
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incandescent
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brilliant; giving off heat or light
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