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2/13/12
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General Vocab
11th Grade
02/13/2012

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Ostentatious
Definition
Designed to impress
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Mitigate
Definition
Reduce severity of something negative
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Ossify
Definition
Cease developing; stagnate
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Venerable
Definition
Respectable due to age, wisdom, character, etc.
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Dictum
Definition
Formal pronouncement or short statement revealing a general truth
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Pugnacious
Definition
Eager to argue
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Indigence
Definition
State of extreme poverty
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Perfidy
Definition
Being deceitful or untrustworthy
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aspersion
Definition
Attack on someone's reputation or integrity
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Elliptical
Definition
Using ellipsis to be difficult to understand
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Diaphanous
Definition
Light, delicate, and translucent
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variegated
Definition
Exhibiting different colours
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anomalous
Definition
Deviating from the standard
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dilettante
Definition
A person who cultivates and interest without real commitment or knowledge.
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iconoclast
Definition
One who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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tenable
Definition
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
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impugned
Definition
Questioned or called into truth
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raiment
Definition
Clothing
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laconic
Definition
With very few words
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irascible
Definition
Easily angered
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mercurial
Definition
Susceptible to sudden change of mood or mind
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phlegmatic
Definition
Unemotional or stolidly calm disposition
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disingenuous
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Insincere
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edifying
Definition
Morally or intellectually instructive
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aggregation
Definition
Consisting of many coming together
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tenuous
Definition
Weak or slight
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bucolic
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pertaining to life in countryside
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lugubrious
Definition
looking or sounding sad
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sundry
Definition
Various other kinds, but not important enough to mention
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