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Quarter 2 Vocabulary
Units 3 & 4 for vocabulary in Mrs. Carroll's Lit and Comp class.
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English
9th Grade
01/11/2012

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adversary
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(n.) an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convoy
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artifice
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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coerce
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(v.) to compel, force
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craven
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(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
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culinary
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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive, reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
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harass
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(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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(v.) to make pemanent or long lasting
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precedent
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(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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(n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
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urbane
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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
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affiliated
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(adj., part.) associated, connected
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ascertain
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(v.) to find out
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attainment
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(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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bequeath
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(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
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cogent
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(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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converge
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(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
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(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide
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esteem
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(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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expunge
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(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
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finite
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(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time
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invulnerable
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(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shield against attack
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malevolent
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(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
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(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
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(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled
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skulk
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(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
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supercilious
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(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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uncanny
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(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
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venial
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(adj.) easily excused; pardonable
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