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English
11th Grade
07/25/2010

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Conciliatory
Definition
1.to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
2.to win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
3.to make compatible; reconcile.
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Exonerate
Definition
1.to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame;
2.to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
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Incontrovertible
Definition
not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable
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Indict
Definition
1.(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial
2.to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize
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Litigious
Definition
inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
Term
Partisan
Definition
1.an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
2.Military . a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
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Parity
Definition
1. In general, a situation of equality. Parity can occur in many different contexts, but it always means that two things are equal.
2. The official value.
3. In an exchange market, when all brokers bidding for the same security have equal standing due to identical bids.
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Rectitude
Definition
1.rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
2.correctness: rectitude of judgment.
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Remiss
Definition
1.negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.
2.characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3.lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish
Term
Repudiate
Definition
to reject
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Sanctimonious
Definition
1.making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
2.Obsolete . holy; sacred.
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Scrupulous
Definition
1.having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
2.punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance.
Term
Solicitous
Definition
1.anxious or concerned
2.
anxiously desirous
3.eager (usually fol. by an infinitive)
4.careful or particular
Term
Sophistry
Definition
1.a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
2.a false argument; sophism.
Term
Substantiate
Definition
1.to establish by proof or competent evidence
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Veracity
Definition
something truthful or accurate
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Vindicate
Definition
1.justify/defend
2.free from accusation
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Altruism
Definition
1.the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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Eminent
Definition
1.prominent
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Empathy
Definition
1.pity
2.The attribution of one's own feelings to an object.
Term
Extol
Definition
1.praise highly
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Laudatory
Definition
containing or expressing praise
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Magnanimous
Definition
1. generous in forgiving insult
2.noble
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Philanthropic
Definition
1.benevolence
Term
reciprocate
Definition
1.to give, feel, etc., in return.
2.to give and receive reciprocally
3.to cause to move alternately backward and forward.
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