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Vocab 17/18
Vocabulary Set 17/18 (West Boca English IV Honors)
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English
12th Grade
05/05/2011

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Maleficent
Definition
causing harm, evil
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Malevolent
Definition
wishing harm, having evil in mind
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Miasma
Definition
poisonous atmosphere; deathlike pollution
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Minion
Definition
a servile follower
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Nadir
Definition
the lowest point
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Nascent
Definition
just beginning to appear; incipient
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Obsessive
Definition
overly preoccupied with or dominated by something
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Obstreperous
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stubbornly resistant to control; unruly
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Opus
Definition
a literary work or other artistic composition
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Ordain
Definition
to decree or order
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Parsimonious
Definition
stingy
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Partisan
Definition
supporting one side
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Perspicacious
Definition
quick to discern or understand
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Pertinent 
Definition
relevant to the subject
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Placate
Definition
to pacify; to appease
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Malfeasance
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a crime or other wrong doing

 

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Malign
Definition
to slander, defame, vilify; to maliciously lie about someone
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Minutiae
Definition
petty details
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Mirth
Definition
hilarity; good humor and joy
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Nebulous
Definition
vague, ambiguous; unclear
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Nefarious
Definition
infamous by way of being extremely wicked
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Non-entity
Definition
a person or thing of no importance
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Noxious
Definition
harmful to health; harmful to morals; corrupting
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Oust
Definition
to expel, kick out
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Overt
Definition
open to view, unhidden and obvious
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Parvenu
Definition
a newly rich person
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Perfidy
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a deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery
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Perfunctory
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done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference 
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Pinnacle
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a peak, the highest point
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Pithy
Definition
short, concise
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