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Vocab 3rd quarter
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English
12th Grade
03/12/2009
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Antithesis
 Definition
Opposit idea
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arcane
 Definition
mysterious, known by few
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audacious
 Definition
fearlessly bold and daring
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avant garde
 Definition
innovative, especially in the arts
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axiom
 Definition
universally accepted truth
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bedlam
 Definition
a place of noisy confusion
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belie
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depict falsely, misrepresent
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berserk
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destructively violent, deranged
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bilk
 Definition
to cheat out of money
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capitulate
 Definition
to surrender
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caustic
 Definition
cruelly cutting and sarcastic
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chauvinism
 Definition
a prejudice belief in the superiority of own kind
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circumspect
 Definition
careful to consider all consequences
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clemency
 Definition
mercy toward criminal
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conundrum
 Definition
a self-contradictory problem
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contiguous
 Definition
sharing borders
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contrite
 Definition
feeling regret for one's wrongs
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coupe D'Etat
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sudden overthrow of government by small group
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cryptic
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having hidden meaning
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daunting
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intimidating
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deplore
 Definition
disapprove strongly
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dour
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stern, harsh, ill-tempered, gloomy
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draconian
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exceedingly harsh or severe
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elan
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distinctive style or flair
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esprit de corps
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common enthusiasm
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extant
 Definition
still in existence, not destroyed or lost
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fathom
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understand
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forthright
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direct, honest, not evasive
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gist
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the central idea
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hackneyed
 Definition
trite, not effective because of overuse
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halcyon
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peaceful, prosperous, golden
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hiatus
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gap or pause
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histrionic
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excessively emotional or dramatic
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Impervious
 Definition
incapable of being harmed or broken into
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