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Vocab 18
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11th Grade
01/13/2010
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sibilant
 Definition
hissing; whistling
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adjudge
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to ordain; to pronounce
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tepid
 Definition
moderately warm; unenthusiastic
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incredulous
 Definition
disbelieving; distrusting
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digress
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to deviate; to depart (from the main subject)
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requiem
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mass for the dead; hymn for the dead
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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voracity
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ravenousness; great eagerness
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transcendent
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exceeding; unique
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immolation
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sacrifice; sacrificial offer
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disparage
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to belittle; to deprecate
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ravage
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to destroy; to lay waste
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stricture
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restriction; restraint
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categorical
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inclusive; encompassing
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protagonist
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principal figure; leader (of a cause, etc.)
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acumen
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keep insight penetration
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aphorism
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proverb; apothegm
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redoubtable
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formidable; worthy of respect
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verisimilitude
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appearance of reality; seeming truth
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stipulate
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to specify; to determine
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discern
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to see; to perceive
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inadvertent
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accidental; mistaken
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chary
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careful; cautious
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pique
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to arouse; to interest
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captious
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nagging; fault-finding
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indigence
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poverty; destitution
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semantic
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pertaining to meaning in language
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dispassionate
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calming; impartial
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vanguard
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leading position; forefront
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respite
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intermission; rest
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cogent
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convincing; compelling
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plebeian
 Definition
common; ignoble
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