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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/30/2010
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Impertinent
 Definition
rude or overly bold

irrelevant
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Impudent
 Definition
offensively bold
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Wry
 Definition
cleverly and often ironically funny
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Superfluous
 Definition
unnecessary or extravagant
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Reticence
 Definition
hesitancy to speak or act
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Taciturn
 Definition
using few words, soft spoken
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Strive
 Definition
to exert a great deal of effort

struggle, fight against
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Laconic
 Definition
brief and to-the-point
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Belligerent
 Definition
hostile and warlike
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Truculent
 Definition
brutal and savage
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Charlatan
 Definition
a con artist or fake
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Vilify
 Definition
to speak badly about a person or thing
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Supercilious
 Definition
uncaringly arrogant
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Nugatory
 Definition
of no importance
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Immutable
 Definition
unchanging, stable
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Neophyte
 Definition
a beginner
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Harbinger
 Definition
an omen, a sign of future events
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Brevity
 Definition
briefness
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Jejune
 Definition
boring, uninteresting
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Prosaic
 Definition
common, ordinary
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Banal
 Definition
lacking originality
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Pedestrian
 Definition
common, uninteresting
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Bellicose
 Definition
warlike, aggressively violent
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Sojourn
 Definition
a temporary stay
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Innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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Incredulity
 Definition
disbelief
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Morose
 Definition
gloomy or depressed
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Penchant
 Definition
a tendency or strong desire
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Raconteur
 Definition
a person who excels at storytelling
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Exult
 Definition
to express extreme joy
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Eschew
 Definition
to avoid habitually
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Enigma
 Definition
a mystery or puzzle
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Placate
 Definition
to soothe or settle
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Apathy
 Definition
lack of caring or emotion
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Clairvoyant
 Definition
one who can see the future
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Mitigate
 Definition
to ease or relieve
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Rectify
 Definition
to correct a mistake
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Ameliorate
 Definition
to make better
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Brouhaha
 Definition
a noisy, chaotic situation
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Proliferate
 Definition
to grow in number
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Haughty
 Definition
overly proud
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Sycophant
 Definition
someone who is overly flattering to authority figures
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Irascible
 Definition
easily irritated
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Querulous
 Definition
whiny, complaining
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Extol
 Definition
to praise highly
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Laud
 Definition
to praise or compliment
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Cajole
 Definition
to persuade, often using insincere promises
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Commiserate
 Definition
to express sorrow for another
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Coalesce
 Definition
to unite into a whole
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree to or accept
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree to or accept
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Abase
 Definition
to embarrass
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Ebullient
 Definition
joyous and energetic
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Frenetic
 Definition
hectic and disorganized
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Facetious
 Definition
joking in an often clumsy or inappropriate manner
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Chagrin
 Definition
distress caused by disappointment or embarrassment
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Insipid
 Definition
bland, dull
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Cogiate
 Definition
to think deeply
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Obseqiouus
 Definition
overly flattering
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Beguile
 Definition
to charm deceptively
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Baneful
 Definition
harmful or poisonous
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Quixotic
 Definition
foolishly impractical
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Redress
 Definition
relief from pain or distress
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Salacious
 Definition
arousing lustful or obscene feelings
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Lecherous
 Definition
overindulging in sexual activity
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Lascivious
 Definition
expressing lewdness in a distasteful way
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Garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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Verbose
 Definition
wordy
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Kismet
 Definition
fate
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Vacillate
 Definition
to waver or be indecisive
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Mercurial
 Definition
changing often
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Obstreperous
 Definition
unruly and noisy
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Capricious
 Definition
making quick, unpredictable decisions
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Panacea
 Definition
a cure-all
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Deride
 Definition
an insult or ridicule
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Esoteric
 Definition
known only by a select few
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Volition
 Definition
conscious will, choice
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Rapacious
 Definition
excessively greedy or hungry
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Indelible
 Definition
impossible to remove
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Paucity
 Definition
a small amount or number
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Abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand
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Innate
 Definition
instinctual, not learned
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Recant
 Definition
to take back a statement
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Parochial
 Definition
narrow or limited in scope
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Amicable
 Definition
friendly and agreeable
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assiduous
 Definition
hardworking and persistent
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Deleterious
 Definition
harmful or hurtful
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Enervating
 Definition
exhausting
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Hackneyed
 Definition
lacking originality, overused
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Sagacity
 Definition
keen judgement
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
disobedient, uncontrollable
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Surfeit
 Definition
a surplus or overabundance
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Abstemious
 Definition
moderate, especially in eating and drinking
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Assuage
 Definition
to soothe or lessen
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