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RL Turner 2009-2010 English Vocabulary 19
Vocab Week 19 RL Turner
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12th Grade
01/29/2010

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171: Astute
Definition
clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd:
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172: Beseech
Definition
to implore urgently; to beg eagerly for; solicit
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173: Deprecate
Definition
to express earnest disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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174: Eclectic
Definition
selecting or choosing from various sources; made up of what is selected from different sources
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175: Engender
Definition
to produce, cause, or give rise to
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176: Extenuating
Definition
to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious; to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious; to underestimate, underrate, or make light of
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177: Negate
Definition
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of
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178: Obfuscate
Definition
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear; to darken
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179: Primeval
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of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world
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180: Void (noun AND verb)
Definition
NOUN: an empty space; emptiness

VERB: to make ineffectual; invalidate; nullify; to empty; discharge; evacuate
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