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Vocab 1-90
English Vocabulary for Mr. Bergeron's SouthMeck Class Charlotte
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9th Grade
03/08/2012
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Lackadaisical
 Definition
To be lazy
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Loquacious
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To talk a lot
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Bombastic
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Pompous speech
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Metaphorical:
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Speaking using metaphors
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Obtuse
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Dull, Slow
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Trite
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overused
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Apathetic
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showing little or no emotion
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Demure
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shy or reserved
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Gregarious
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fond of others
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Vindictive
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Vengeful
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Benevolent
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Good, nice
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Conciliatory
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to come to an agreement
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Condescending
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To look down to
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Contemptuous
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To show contempt e.g court (rude disrespect)
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Cynical
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distrusting sly
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Effusive
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flowing with emotion
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Facetious
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not to meant taken seriously, lacking seriousness
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Flippant
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disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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Forthright
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straight forward
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Indignant
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showing displeasure towards something
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Irreverent
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lacking respect or seriousness, not reverent
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Nostalgic
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longing for the past
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Optimistic
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to see the good in everything
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Patronizing
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condescending
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Pessimistic
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to look for the bad in everything
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Pretentious
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arrogant
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Acquiescent
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ready to accept w/out protesting
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Indifferent
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to be without preference
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Obscure
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hard to understand
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Revere
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To show or have deep respect for someone
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Denounce
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to speak out or what not in public
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Innovative
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having new ideas
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Discern
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to distinguish
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Enigma
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Something that is hard to understand e.g a speech
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Paradox
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something that at first seems true but then later turn out not to be
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Virulent
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objectionably harsh or showy
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Scrutinize
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to examine closely and minutely
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Repudiate
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To refuse to have anything to do with
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Didactic
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intended for instruction
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Diverse
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to have a variety
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Guile
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deceitful and cunning
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Incessant
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non stopping, continuing without interruption
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Vacillate
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to sway mentally or physically
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Superficial
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concerned with only the apparent, materialistic
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Superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient
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Supercilious
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patronizingly haughty
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Infamous
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having a reputation of the worst kind
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Ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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Relevant
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to have to do with e.g "it is relevant to the subject"
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Adroit
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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Benevolence
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the act of being benevolent
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Cacophony
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a harsh annoying sound
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Dubious
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unsettled in opinion
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Enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility
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Fastidious
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hard to please
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Gesticulate
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to show a gesture
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Grapple
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contest for superiority (mental/physical)
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Humane
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showing compassion
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Havoc
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to cause mass destruction
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Illusive
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based on or producing an illusion
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Incite
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urge on, stimulate, encourage
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Judicious
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doing something with good judgement
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Juxtapose
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To place things together to contrast/compare
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Laborious
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Requiring lots of time and effort
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Lucrative
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To gain money wise
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Maudlin
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drunk enough to be emotionally silly
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Melodious
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having a pleasing melody
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Nefarious
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evil
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Novice
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beginner
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Obstinate
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firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion
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Opulence
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abundance of money
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Perfunctory
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having to perform a duty
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Pique
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to provoke, to wound, to excite
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Quandary
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state of perplexity or uncertainly
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Raucous
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crazy, disorderly
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Refute
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to prove wrong by argument or evidence
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Satiate
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to satisfy to the fullest
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Stoic
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showing no emotion or feelings
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Teeming
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abounding or swarming with something
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Travesty
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a bad imitation
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Undulate
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to move in a wavelike motion
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Usurp
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to seize and hold a position, office
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Vacuous
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empty
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Vicarious
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to do something in place of something else, to substitute
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Writhe
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to twist and squirm
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Zealot
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eager to do something
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Ambiguous
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open or having several meanings or interpretations, vague
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Insolent
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boldly rude, or disrespectful
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Venerable
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deserving to be respected
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Enthrall
 Definition
To captivate, charm, please
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