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East High School Ajluni Unit 1 flash cards
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9th Grade
05/15/2010

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Term
ostentatious
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Flashy
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scrupulous
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careful about moral standards
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gregarious
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sociable
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zealot
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a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
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venerate
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respect deeply
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inane
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without sense or meaning
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dissident
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a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs
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fritter
Definition
waste a little at a time
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impetuous
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impulsive, done in a hurry
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ubiquitous
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existing or seeming to everywhere at the same time
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estrange
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alienate
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irrevocable
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not able to be canceled or undone
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charlatan
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a fake, fraud
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propensity
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a natural preference or tendency
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reprehensible
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Deserving of blame
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern
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sanction
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to authorize, allow, or approve
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inundate
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to overwhelm with a large number or amount
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reticent
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reluctant to speak out
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vociferous
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noisy, expressing feelings loudly and intensely
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attrition
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a gradual, natural decrease in number
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depreciate
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to fall or decrease in value or price
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indiscriminate
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not chosen carefully
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tenet
Definition
a principle or belief
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terse
Definition
brief and clear
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bolster
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to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce
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replete
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plentifully supplied
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relegate
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to assign to a less important or less satisfying position
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raucous
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noisy and disorderly
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bureaucratic
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insisting on strict rules and routine
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tantamount
Definition
equal in effect or value
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tenacious
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holding firmly
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liability
Definition
something that acts as a disadvantage
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clandestine
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done in secret
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incongruous
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out of place
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contingency
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a possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against
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superfluous
Definition
beyond what is needed
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prolific
Definition
producing many works, results, or offspring
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exonerate
Definition
to clear from accusation or charge
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antipathy
Definition
a strong dislike or distaste
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
a personal peculiarity, quirk
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precarious
Definition
dangerously risky
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verbose
Definition
using too many words
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germane
Definition
having to do with the issue at hand
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lucid
Definition
clearly expressed, easily understood
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contrite
Definition
truly sorry
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stint
Definition
a period of work or service
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presumptuous
Definition
too bold, overly confident
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stringent
Definition
strictly controlled or enforced
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sordid
Definition
indecent, morally low
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rancor
Definition
intense hatred of ill will
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repugnant
Definition
offensive, distasteful, repulsive
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masochist
Definition
a person who enjoys pain
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foible
Definition
a minor weakness or character flaw
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recrimination
Definition
an accusation made in response to an accuser, counter charge
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exhort
Definition
to urge with argument or strong advice
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magnanimous
Definition
noble, especially generous in forgiveness
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yen
Definition
a strong desire or craving
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integral
Definition
necessary to the whole
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commensurate
Definition
corresponding in degree, number, or proportion
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mitigate
Definition
to make less severe
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panacea
Definition
a supposed cure-all
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atrophy
Definition
to wear down, or become injured-as off a body part
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utilitarian
Definition
made or intended for practical use
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deplore
Definition
to feel or express disapproval for
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tenuous
Definition
having little substance or basis
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espouse
Definition
argue for, support
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indolent
Definition
lazy, not liking work
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holistic
Definition
emphasizing the whole
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obsequious
Definition
overly willing to serve
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insinuate
Definition
to suggest shyly
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retribution
Definition
given or done as repayment
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disparity
Definition
an inequality or difference
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insidious
Definition
working or spreading harmfully but in a manner hard to notice
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permeate
Definition
to flow or spread throughout something
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opportune
Definition
suitable, well timed
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forestall
Definition
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand
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omnipotent
Definition
all powerfull
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flout
Definition
to treat with scorn or contempt
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intuition
Definition
the ability to know something without the conscious use of reasoning
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obtrusive
Definition
undesirably noticeable
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heinous
Definition
extremely evil
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complement
Definition
to add what is lacking or needed
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fastidious
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extremely attentive to details
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expedite
Definition
to speed up or ease the progress of
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rebuke
Definition
to scold sharply
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vehement
Definition
intense, forcefull
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auspicious
Definition
being a good sign
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extenuating
Definition
serving to make less serious
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transgress
Definition
to sin or commit an offense
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turbulent
Definition
full of wild disorder
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macabre
Definition
suggestive of death and decay
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quandary
Definition
a state of uncertainty or confusion
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validate
Definition
to show to be true
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misconstrue
Definition
to misinterpret
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deride
Definition
make fun of, ridicule
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paramount
Definition
of greatest concern or importance
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adroit
Definition
skillful and clever under challenging conditions
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stigma
Definition
a mark of shame or disgrace
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repudiate
Definition
to deny the truth, validity, or authority of
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pinnacle
Definition
a peak of achievement
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platitude
Definition
a remark that is commonplace or has become uninteresting through repeated use
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contention
Definition
a claim that something is true
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tumult
Definition
the noisy disorder of a crowd
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incapacitate
Definition
to make unable or unfit, disable
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docile
Definition
easy to handle or discipline, willingly led
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abrasive
Definition
able to cause rubbing away, rough, irritating
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prognosis
Definition
a prediction of the course, outcome, or fate of something
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admonish
Definition
to scold gently, but seriously
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antithesis
Definition
the exact opposite
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culmination
Definition
the highest point or degree in a series of actions or events
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emulate
Definition
to try to equal or surpass, especially by immitation
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hierarchy
Definition
organization of people
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