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Sadlier-Oxford Unit 8-15.
Final Review Second Baptist- Spring Semester
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English
9th Grade
05/18/2010

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Term
Disavow
Definition

to deny responsibilty for or connection with

 

 

Syn. disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

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dissipate
Definition

To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly squander; to be extravegant in pursuit of pleasure

 

syn. disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

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expurgate
Definition

to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text: to cleanse, purify

 

syn.  purge, censor, bowlderize

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gauntlet
Definition

an armored or protective glove; a challent; two lines of armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

 

syn. dare, provocation, trial, punishment

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impugn
Definition

to call into question; to attack as false

 

syn. challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

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odium
Definition

hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

 

syn. abhorance, opprobrium, shame, ignomity

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perfidy
Definition

faithfulness; treachery

 

syn. betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity

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relegate
Definition

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over to banish

 

syn. transfer, consign, demote, exile

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anathema
Definition

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

 

syn. malediciton, imprecation, abomonation

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astute
Definition

shrewed, crafty, showing practical wisdom

 

syn. shrewed, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily

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avarice
Definition

a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

 

syn. cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

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dilatory
Definition

tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone

 

syn. stalling, slow, tardy, laggard

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egergious
Definition

conspicuous, standing out from the mass(unfavorable sense)

 

syn. glaring, flagrant, blatant

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evanescent
Definition

vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy

 

syn. ephemeral, transient, transitory

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irresolute
Definition

unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

 

syn. indecisive, vacillatiing, wavering.

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nebulous
Definition
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
Definition

one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

 

syn. neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

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slovenly
Definition

untidy, dirty, careless

 

un kempty, slatternly, slipshod, lax

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supposition
Definition
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
Definition

inactive, sluggish, dull

 

syn. sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid

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annotation
Definition
a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
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bedlam
Definition

a state or scene of uproar and confusion

 

syn. commotion, pandemonium, chaos,anarchy

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covert
Definition

hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

 

syn. undercover, clandestince, sub-rosa

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debonair
Definition

pleaseant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

 

syn. carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane

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gist
Definition

the essential part, main point, or essence

 

syn. substance, core, nucleus

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munificent
Definition

extremely generous, lavish

 

syn. bounteous, liberal

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abstemious
Definition

moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self-disicpline

 

syn. temperate, sober, moderate

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contingent
Definition

likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance

 

syn.conditional, dependent

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corroborate
Definition

to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

 

 

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foist
Definition

to impose by fraud; to pass off as worth or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty or coercion

 

syn. pass off, palm pff, fob off

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