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Vocab 1 - Short Stories
Cullen-Marigolds, Scarlet Ibis, White Circle
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English
9th Grade
09/22/2008

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Term
Commemorate
Definition
Verb
To call to remembrance; to mark by some ceremony or observation
Ant: to forget, to overlook
Term
Callous
Definition
Adjective
Feeling or showing no sympathy for others
Ant: caring, sympathetic
Term
Vex
Definition
Verb
To bring trouble, distress, or agitation
Ant: clarify
Term
Detestation
Definition
Noun
Extreme hatred or dislike
Ant: forgiving
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Vindictive
Definition
Adjective
Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful
Ant: forgiving
Term
Contrition
Definition
Noun
Sorrow and remorse for sin
Ant: blame
Term
Degradation
Definition
Noun
State of corruption and loss of dignity
Ant: strength, progress
Term
Poignantly
Definition
Adverb
Sharply, keenly, or painfully affecting feelings
Ant: blase (not caring)
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Stoic
Definition
Noun
Stern control or holding in of emotions
Ant: openly emotional
Term
Nostalgia
Definition
Noun
A longing for something for away or long ago
Ant: "living in the present"
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Exotic
Definition
Adjective
Belonging to another country; foreign, alien; strangely beautiful
Ant: ordinary, plain
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Heresy
Definition
Noun
Adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma; dissent or deviation from a dominant theory
Ant: comformity
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Imminent
Definition
Adjective
Ready to take place; hanging threateningly over one's head
Ant: distant, far-off
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Infallibility
Definition
Noun
Incapable of error, not liable to mislead
Ant: defective, faulty, imperfect
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Invalid
Definition
Noun
Suffering from disease or disability
Ant: healthy
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