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General Vocab
10th Grade
04/30/2008
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Abdicate
 Definition
to give up a position, right, or power
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Abhor
 Definition
to loathe, detest
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Abrogate
 Definition
to abolish or invalidate by authority
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Absolve
 Definition
to forgive, free from blame
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Accolade
 Definition
praise, distinction
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Accost
 Definition
to approach and speak to someone
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Accrue
 Definition
to accumulate, grow by additions
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree, comply quietly
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Adamant
 Definition
uncompromising, unyielding
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Allay
 Definition
to lessen, ease, or soothe
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Altercation
 Definition
noisy dispute
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Ample
 Definition
abundant, plentiful
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Antecedent
 Definition
coming before in place or time
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Antiquated
 Definition
outdated, obsolete
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Appropriate (verb)
 Definition
to take possession of
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Arduous
 Definition
extremely difficult, laborious
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Assent
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to express agreement
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Audacious
 Definition
bold, daring, fearless
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Autonomous
 Definition
separate, independent
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Awry
 Definition
crooked, askew, amiss
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Banal
 Definition
trite and overly common
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Belabor
 Definition
to insist repeatedly or harp on
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Beseech
 Definition
to beg, plead, implore
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Blatant
 Definition
glaring, obvious, showy
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Capacious
 Definition
large, roomy; extensive
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Capitulate
 Definition
to submit completely, surrender
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Catalyst
 Definition
something causing change without being changed
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Catharsis
 Definition
purification, cleansing
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Charlatan
 Definition
quack, fake
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Chide
 Definition
to scold, express disapproval
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Cogent
 Definition
logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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Collusion
 Definition
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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Conjecture
 Definition
speculation, prediction
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Consign
 Definition
to commit, entrust
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Consolidate
 Definition
to combine, incorporate
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Construe
 Definition
to explain or interpret
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Convene
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to meet, come together, assemble
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Covert
 Definition
hidden; secret
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Curtail
 Definition
to shorten
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Debilitate
 Definition
to weaken, enfeeble
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Delegate (verb)
 Definition
to give powers to another
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Depict
 Definition
to describe, represent
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Desist
 Definition
to stop doing something
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Deter
 Definition
to discourage; prevent from happening
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Differentiate
 Definition
to distinguish between two items
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Diminutive
 Definition
small
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Disarray
 Definition
clutter, disorder
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Discrepancy
 Definition
difference between
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Dispense
 Definition
to distribute, administer
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Divisive
 Definition
creating disunity or conflict
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Duration
 Definition
period of time that something lasts
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Edict
 Definition
law, command, official public order
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Elicit
 Definition
to draw out, provoke
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Enmity
 Definition
hostility, antagonism, ill-will
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Entail
 Definition
to involve as a necessary result, necessitate
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Enunciate
 Definition
to pronounce clearly
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Evade
 Definition
to avoid, dodge
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Expunge
 Definition
to erase, eliminate completely
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Façade
 Definition
face, front; mask, superficial appearance
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Fallacious
 Definition
wrong, unsound, illogical
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