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Vocab 15
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10th Grade
01/25/2011

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entice
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to lead on by arousing hope or desire
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allure
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to powerfully attract/charm
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inveigle
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to persuade with deception or flattery
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beguile
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to charm or enchant in a deceptive way
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seduce
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attract someone in a belief or course of action that is inadvisable
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repel
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to find distasteful, repulsive, to drive away
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repulse
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to feel intense distast/aversion
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entreat
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to ask or petition earnestly
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implore
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to beg earnestly/desperately
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beseech
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ask fervently and urgently
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importune
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ask someone pressingly/persistantly for or to do something
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envisage
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to have a metnal image of something (that may not exist)
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envision
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imagine as a future possibility, visualize
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epithet
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1) a word or phrase uesed to describe or characterize someone or something
2)a term of abuse or contempt
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apellation
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a name or title
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moniker
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a name
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handle
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a name of a person or a place
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equanimity
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calmness or evenness of temper
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placidity
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not easily upset/excited
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nonchalance
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feeling casually calm/relaxed, neither anxious nor enthusiastic
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discreditable
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tending to bring harm to a reputation
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ethnic
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relating to a small distinct social group within the population
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euphemism
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the subsitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered too harsh or unpleasant
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exacerbate
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to increase the bitterness/severity of, to irritate
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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mollify
Definition
appease the anger/anxiety of someone
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allay
Definition
diminish or put to rest (fear, suspicion)
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temper
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serve as a counterbalancing/neutralizing force
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assuage
Definition
make less intense
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alleviate
Definition
make less severe
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palliate
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1)make less sever
2) put a fear to rest
3)disguise the gravity of
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aggravate
Definition
make something worse/more serious
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exalt
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to elevate in position, power or character
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exult
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rejoice, feel satisfaction or joy over some success
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ennoble
Definition
give someone a noble rank/title
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debase
Definition
reduce something in quality or value; lower the moral character of
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degrade
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treat w/contempt, lower the character/quality of
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demote
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lower in rank or
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humble
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to lower someone in dignity or importance
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abase
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behav is a way to belittle someone
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hysteria
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exaggerated/uncontrollable emotion or excitement
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equitable
Definition
fair or just
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equable
Definition
unvarying, tranquil
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evenhanded
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fair/impartial
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erudite
Definition
deeply learned, especially in a sepcialized area
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profound
Definition
great, intense, requires deep thought and analysis
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esoteric
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1) understood by/intended for a select few
2)difficult to understand
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occult
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communicated only to the initiated
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abstruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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recondite
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little known, obscure
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arcane
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understood by few, mysterious and secret
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unfathomable
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incapable of being fully understood
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cryptic
Definition
having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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impenetrable
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impossible to understand
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exoteric
Definition
intended for/likely to be understood by the general public
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ethical
Definition
in accordance to the principles of right and wrong
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ethics
Definition
a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of morals and moral choices
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ethic
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a principle of right or moral behavior as such set of principles
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ethos
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set of fundamental attitudes beliefs, and values that characterize a particular culture
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proper
Definition
suitable, appropriate
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unscrupulous
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having/showing no moral principlas, not honest or fair
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exemplary
Definition
1)worthy of initiation
2) serve as a model, illustration or warning
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sterling
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excellent or valuable
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paragon
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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
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epitome
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perfect example of a particular quality or type
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archetype
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a typical example or something
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prototype
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the very first example of something
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exigency
Definition
a state of affairs that makes urgent demands
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