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10th Grade
10/02/2011
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abash
 Definition
to embarrass
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abate
 Definition
to reduce/slacken
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abhor
 Definition
to loathe
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abject
 Definition
miserable
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abominate
 Definition
to hate
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abdicate
 Definition
to give up
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abrogate
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to abolish
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abscond
 Definition
to depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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temperate
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abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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to approach/speak to a person first
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accrue
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to come about by addition
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acquiesce
 Definition
to passively agree to
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acquisition
 Definition
something owned or required
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acrid
 Definition
harsh/burning
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acquittal
 Definition
deliverance from a charge
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acrimonious
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stinging
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actuate
 Definition
to motivate
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acumen
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natural keenness
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adage
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old saying
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adamant
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inflexible
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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to stick to
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adjunct
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separate and less than main
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admonish
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warn reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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admiration
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure by adding baser substance
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adumbrate
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to foreshadow
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adventitious
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accidental (good)
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adverse
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hostile
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aesthetic
 Definition
pertaining to beauty in art/nature
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affable
 Definition
easy to talk to
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affinity
 Definition
kinship
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affluence
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abudance
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affront
 Definition
intentional offence/insult
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aggrandize
 Definition
to increase
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful promptness
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allay
 Definition
to calm
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allegory
 Definition
story with symbolic characters
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve
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allot
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to distribute/assign share or portion
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allure
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power of attraction
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allusion
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indirect reference
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aloof
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apart
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altercation
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wordy quarrel
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altruism
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unselfish aid to others
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amalgamate
 Definition
to combine into one body
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ambiguous
 Definition
doubtful in meaning
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ambitious
 Definition
eager to succeed
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ambivalent
 Definition
simultaneously having conflicting feelings
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ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk
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ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
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annul
 Definition
to make void
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antagonism
 Definition
active resistance
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antediluvian
 Definition
ancient
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anthology
 Definition
collection of writings
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anthropologist
 Definition
student of science of man
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anticlimax
 Definition
letdown in emotion/thought
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antipathy
 Definition
a dislike
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antiseptic
 Definition
substance that prevents infection
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antithesis
 Definition
contrast
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apathetic
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indifferent
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antithetical
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contradictory
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aphorism
 Definition
short words to live by
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aplomb
 Definition
poise
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apocryphal
 Definition
not genuine
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apostate
 Definition
one who abandons religious/political beliefs
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appraise
 Definition
to evaluate/judge/estimate
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appellation
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name/title
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append
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to attach
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apposite
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appropriate
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apprehensive
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fearful/anticipated
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apprise
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to inform (formally)
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appurtenances
 Definition
subordinate possessions
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apt
 Definition
likely
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arable
 Definition
fit for cultivation
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arbiter
 Definition
someone with power to make decisions
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arbitrary
 Definition
based on one's own feelings
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arcane
 Definition
understood/known by few
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archaic
 Definition
antiquated
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ardent
 Definition
burning/filled with enthusiasm
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arduous
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hard/strenuous
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aromatic
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fragrant
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array
 Definition
impressive display/number
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arrogance
 Definition
haughtiness
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artifice
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deception/trickery
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ascertain
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to find out for certain
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asceticism
 Definition
doctrine of self-denial
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askance
 Definition
with a sideways glance
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aspersion
 Definition
a slanderous remark
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assailant
 Definition
attacker
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assay
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analyze/evaluate
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assent
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an agreement/acceptance
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assert
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to state confidently
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assess
 Definition
to determine the value of something
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