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Vocab 9 Words
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English
9th Grade
02/02/2010

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cautionary
Definition
Offering or serving as a warning
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constrain
Definition

* To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity.

constraint - A restriction or limitation

 

 

Term
flotilla
Definition
A fleet of boats or small ships
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gossamer
Definition

* Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze.

* A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb.

*(adj) As light and delicate as a cobweb

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ignominious
Definition
Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace.
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incur
Definition
To bring upon oneself something undesireable, such as a debt.
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liquidate
Definition

*To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash.

* to get rid of, to destroy.

Term
magnate
Definition
An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business.
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misnomer
Definition
A name that does not fit.
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onerous
Definition
Burdensome; oppresive.
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pandemonium
Definition
A state or place of great confusion or uproar.
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quixotic
Definition
Romantic and idealistic; but impractical.
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tenacious
Definition
Holding fast, persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual.
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vestige
Definition
A trace of something that was once present.
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zephyr
Definition
A light, gentle breeze.
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