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vocab 1-4
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11th Grade
01/15/2013
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Repercussion
 Definition
consequences for ones actions
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Shroud
 Definition
burial cloth
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
existing or being everywhere; omnipresent
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Percolate
 Definition
to strain or filter
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Enmity
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ill-will; hatred
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Placate
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appease
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Incendiary
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setting property on fire
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Winsome
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sweetly or innocently charming; winning
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Obscured
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made vague or unclear
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Exonerate
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clear from blame
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Disseminate
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to scatter or spread wildly
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Exorbitant
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excessive amount
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Facsimile
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an exact copy; replica
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Cache
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hiding place
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Adamant
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unyeilding; dogmatic; stubborn
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Bequeath
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to hand down
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lucid
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easily understood
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supplant
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to take the place of someone/thing through force, strategy, scheming
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obsequious
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obedient, dutiful, submissive like a servant
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Venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence, to honnor or respect
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Brazen
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shameless and bold
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Tact
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keen sence or skill
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Reconcile
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two conflicting things compatible
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Circumspect
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watchful;careful
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zenith
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highest point or state
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Poliferate
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to multiply
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enigmatic
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mysterious; perplexing; difficult to figure out
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impetuous
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pertaining to rash action or emotion; impulse
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Disparage
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damage reputation; mock
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Nebulous
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cloudy; vague. confused
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bemuse
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confused
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Anthropomorphic
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giving human attributes to something that is not human
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Inconsequential
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lacking worth
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misanthrope
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hatred of humans
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Apocryphal
 Definition
fake; doubtful of authenticity
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Viscous
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thick; sticky
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Malaise
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general uneasiness; weakness, illness
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Polemic
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a contriversal argument
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Contusion
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bruise
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Reprise
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repetition
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