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Units 07-09
Level E Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
12/06/2012

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abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distrubute
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amend
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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animosity
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned
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assiduous
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persistent, attentive, diligent
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brash
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prone to act in a hasty manner
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buffet
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to slap/strike, or a slap/strike
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capricious
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subject to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood/behavior
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chaos
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disorder
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chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction
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commend
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to praise; express approval
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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compatible
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able to get along or work well together
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred; to set apart for a special purpose
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copious
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abundant, plentiful; wordy, verbose
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corrosive
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eating away slowly, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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decrepit
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old and feeble
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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deviate
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(v) to turn aside (n) one who departs from a norm (adj) differing from a norm
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discern
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to see clearly
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emaciated
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made unnaturally thin
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extant
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not destroyed, still existing
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exult
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to rejoice greatly
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gnarled
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knotted, tangled, lumpy
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implicate
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to involve in; to connect with or be connected to
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indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss
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ingenuous
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innocent, simple; sincere
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inkling
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a hint, vague notion
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inter
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to bury
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limpid
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clear; readily understood
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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multifarious
Definition
having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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out of date, no longer in use
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove
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omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power
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omnivorous
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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything
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palatable
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suitable for consumption
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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poignant
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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renegade
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(n) one who leaves a group (adj) unorthodox
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for an injury
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revel
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(v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebreation
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somber
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melancholy in spirit, dark, gloomy
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sophomoric
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immature but overconfident
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spontaneous
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not planned, arising naturally
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squalid
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filthy, wretched
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stultify
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to make useless, to cripple
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suave
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smoothly agreeably or polite
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turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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vociferous
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loud and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive
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to do without; to give up voluntarily
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