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Vocab 1
AP Payne
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English
11th Grade
09/16/2007

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Reticent
Definition
1. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. (adj)

2. reluctant or restrained
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Intemperate
Definition
not temperate; unrestrained; unbridled (adj)
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diminutive
Definition
small; little; tiny (adj)
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eclectic
Definition
made up of what is selected from different sources (adj)
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benign
Definition
showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness (adj)
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amalgam
Definition
a mixture or combination (n)
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picayune
Definition
of little value or account; small (adj)
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excoriate
Definition
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally (v)
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lucrative
Definition
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
(adj)
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destitute
Definition
deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (adj)
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affluent
Definition
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous (adj)
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capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. (v)
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draconian
Definition
rigorous; unusually severe or cruel (adj)
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maudlin
Definition
foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness (adj)
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rhetorician
Definition
an expert in the art of rhetoric (n)
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demise
Definition
termination of existence or operation (n)
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rebuff
Definition
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances (n)
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complicity
Definition
the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing (n)
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archaic
Definition
primitive, ancient, old (adj)
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myriad
Definition
a very great or indefenitely great number of persons or things (n)
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