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TFA/RRI
Vocabulary List 2
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English
10th Grade
03/14/2011

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Meager
Definition
having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger.
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brusqueness
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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interim
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a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift.
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abomination
Definition
 a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit
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benevolent
Definition
desiring to help others; charitable
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arduous
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requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
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poignant
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keen or strong in mental appeal
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clambered
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an act or instance of clambering
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revel
Definition
to take great pleasure or delight
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taut
Definition
emotionally or mentally strained or tense
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improvident
Definition
neglecting to provide for future needs
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capricious
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fanciful or witty
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emissary
Definition
an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy
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rebuke
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sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand
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communal
Definition
shared in common by everyone in a group
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pandemonium
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wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos
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approbation
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official approval or sanction
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trifle
Definition
a small quantity or amount of anything; a little
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wily
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full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty
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malevolent
Definition
evil; harmful; injurious
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