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quarter 4 vocab
quarter 4 vocab
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English
11th Grade
06/02/2010
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Abase
 Definition
TO lower or reduce (in either office, rank, reputation, also to degrade or humble
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Abate
 Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, and or intensity
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abdicate
 Definition
to reliquish a throne/power/right/claim/responsibility
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Aberation
 Definition
something that differs from the norm
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abhor
 Definition
to detest, hate
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allude
 Definition
to refer casually or indirectly
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amenable
 Definition
willing, complient
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beguilling
 Definition
alluring by guile, diverting, misleading, deluding
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benign
 Definition
favorable, not threatening, mild
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bereft
 Definition
devoid of, without
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bulwark
 Definition
a wall of earth or other material built for defense
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concede
 Definition
to accept as valid
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constituent
 Definition
an essential part
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corrosive
 Definition
having the tendency to erode or eat away
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defamation
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harm towards anothers reputation
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deplore
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to feel or express sorrow
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desecration
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the act of depriving something of its sacred character
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disseminate
 Definition
to spread widely
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dissonance
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inharmonious, clashing sounds
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dormant
 Definition
sleeping
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make matters worse
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facade
 Definition
a deceptive appearance or attitude
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fetid
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rotten
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garnish
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crudly or tastelessly colorful, showy
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grandiloquenc
 Definition
speech that is lofty in tone
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guile
 Definition
deceitful, cunning, sly behavior
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heinous
 Definition
shockingly wicked
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hiatus
 Definition
a break or gap in duration or continuaity
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inane
 Definition
silly and meaningless
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indignation
 Definition
anger sparked by soemthing unjust or unfair
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ineffable
 Definition
unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
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inept
 Definition
not suitable or capable
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irrevocable
 Definition
unable to be repealed or recalled
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lavish
 Definition
given without limits
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mandate
 Definition
an authoritiave command
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maudlin
 Definition
weakly sentimental
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nefarious
 Definition
heinously villanous
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obsequious
 Definition
excessivly compliant or submissive
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obtuse
 Definition
lacking quickness or sensibility or intelect
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oration
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a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious mannor
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ornate
 Definition
highly elaborate, excessivly decorated
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ostentatious
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excessivly showy, glitzy
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pallid
 Definition
lacking color
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permeate
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tospread throughout
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precipice
 Definition
the face of a clifff
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prowess
 Definition
extraordinary ability
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prudent
 Definition
cautious, circumspect
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quandary
 Definition
a perplexed, unresolvable state
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relish
 Definition
to enjoy
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remiss
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negligent
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resolute
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firm, determine
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solicitous
 Definition
concerned, attentive
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tacit
 Definition
expressed without words
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temperance
 Definition
moderation in thought or acton
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vacillate
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to fluctuate; hesitate in a decision
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venerable
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deserving of respect because of age or acheivement
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vex
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to confuse or annoy
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vicariously
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experiencing through another
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vindicate
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to avenge; to set free
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vitriolic
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having a caustic quality
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wane
 Definition
to decrease in size
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