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Vocab 001
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11th Grade
09/06/2011
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Term

Accolade


Definition
praise
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Allusion


Definition
indirect reference
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Ambivalence


Definition
uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
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Ambivalent


Definition
unable to decide
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Analogy


Definition
comparison
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Anecdote

  
Definition

short account of something interesting; story
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Anomalous


Definition
odd; not fitting the pattern
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Apparition


Definition
ghost; something that 'appears'
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Aspersion


Definition
negative feeling; damaging remark
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Belligerence

  
Definition

 

aggression
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Bombastic

  
Definition

 

too elaborate; exaggerated
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Candid

  
Definition

 

truthful
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Capricious


Definition
changeable; fickle
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Cherished

  
Definition

 

cared for; firmly-held
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Cliche

  
Definition

 

over-used expression
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Conception


Definition
1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
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Convoluted


Definition
complicated or long-winded
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Credence

  
Definition

 

belief
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Cryptic

  
Definition

 

hidden
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Currency


Definition
1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
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Decorous

  
Definition

 

good and correct (used of behavior)
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Denunciation

  
Definition

act of speaking out against
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Derailed


Definition
thrown off course
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Derivative

  
Definition

 

unoriginal
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Despotic


Definition
acting like a tyrant
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Detritus


Definition
rubbish
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Diaphanous


Definition
very thin and transparent
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Dictum

  
Definition

 

often-used saying
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Dilettante


Definition
person who dabbles in the arts
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Disdained


Definition
showed contempt for
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Dispassionate


Definition
unbiased; fair
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Dowager

  
Definition

 

an elderly woman of elevate social status
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Dubious


Definition
doubtful
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Egalitarian


Definition
equal; believer in equality
Term

Elicit


Definition
draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
Term

Elliptical


Definition
1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
Term

Epitomizes


Definition
acts as a typical example of
Term

Equivocate


Definition
speak ambiguously/vaguely
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Evasiveness


Definition
trying to avoid something
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Explicitly


Definition
very clear; nothing hidden
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Foraging


Definition
searching for food
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Hypothetical


Definition
based on guesswork; not proven
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Iconoclast


Definition
person who goes against accepted authority
Term

Idiosyncratic


Definition
quirky; unique to an individual
Term

Imponderable


Definition
cannot be understood
Term

Indecorous


Definition
not well-behaved; lacking in dignity
Term

Indigence


Definition
extreme poverty
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Inept


Definition
clumsy
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Inherent


Definition
inbuilt; genetic
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Intricate


Definition
complicated
Term

Irrefutable


Definition
cannot be proved wrong
Term

Jingoism


Definition
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
Term

Jubilant


Definition
joyful
Term

Judicious


Definition
fair and equal
Term

Lament


Definition
express regret over something
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Loquacious


Definition
talkative; using too many words
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Mendicancy

  
Definition

 

begging
Term

Metaphorical


Definition
not literal; figurative
Term

Milieu


Definition
environment; surroundings
Term

Mitigated


Definition
made less severe
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Nascent

  
Definition

 

just begun; in an early stage of development
Term

Nostalgia

  
Definition

 

longing for the past
Term

Obtrusive


Definition
easily seen
Term

Orthographical


Definition
concerned with writing and spelling
Term

Ossified


Definition
become fixed and rigid
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Ostentatious

  
Definition

 

showy
Term

Palpable


Definition
can be felt
Term

Pastoral


Definition
1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
Term

Pedestrian


Definition
1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
Term

Perfidy


Definition
treachery; betrayal
Term

Prohibitive

  
Definition

 

very expensive
Term

Prudence


Definition
wisdom; caution
Term

Pugnacious


Definition
aggressive
Term

Purveyor


Definition
one who sells something or causes something to spread
Term

Resonance

  
Definition

echo
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Respite


Definition
break (from work etc.)
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Resurgence


Definition
revival
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Sparse


Definition
thin; not thick
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Stringent

  
Definition

 

strict
Term

Succumbing


Definition
giving in to; falling under the influence of
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Supercilious


Definition
arrogant
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Tenacity


Definition
firmness of purpose
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Transcend


Definition
go beyond a limit
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Variegated


Definition
multicolored
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Venerable


Definition
worthy of respect
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Viable


Definition
workable; able to live or grow
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Visceral

  
Definition

 

concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
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