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Vocab Test 12/12/06
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English
10th Grade
12/11/2006

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infuriate (verb)
Definition
to make furious; enrage
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patronizing (verb)
Definition
to treat in an offensively condescending manner
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canteen (noun)
Definition
a flask for drinking water of the kind carried by soldiers
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acrid (adjective)
Definition
harsh or caustic in taste, smell, or tone
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satchel (noun)
Definition
a small bag often having a shoulder strap, and used for carrying books, clothing, or the like
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confound (verb)
Definition
to cause a confused situation to become even more confused; to ruin or destroy something or somebody
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barrack (noun)
Definition
a military term to house people in any kind of temporary accommodation
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protrude (verb)
Definition
to make something stick out from the surroundings
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disgruntle (verb)
Definition
to make somebody feel dissatisfied and irritated
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aspirant (noun)
Definition
somebody who seeks or hopes to attain something
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baseness (noun)
Definition
having an inferior quality, debasement; degradation; contemptibility
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requisition (noun)
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formal application or demand (as for supplies); a demand or application made usually with authority: as a demand made by military authorities upon civilians for supplies or other needs; a written request for something authroized but not made available automatically
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queue (noun)
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a waiting line (as of persons)
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scat (noun)
Definition
the excrement of an animal
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ostracize (verb)
Definition
to exclude from a group by common consent
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generation (noun)
Definition
production
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ceaselessly (adverb)
Definition
without pause or stop, continuously
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reminiscence (noun)
Definition
recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or face; the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences
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munitions (noun)
Definition
material for use in attacking or defending a position
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indigent(adjective)
Definition
totally lacking in something specified
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cunning (adjective)
Definition
dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
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dexterous (noun)
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skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing)
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palatial (adjective)
Definition
of, relating to , or being a palace ( the official residence of a chief of state (as a monarch or a president)); a large stately house
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quartermaster (noun)
Definition
military officer who provides clothing, food and equipment for troops
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billet (noun)
Definition
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building; military, an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging.
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renunciation (noun)
Definition
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, tital, person, or ambition
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attribute (verb)
Definition
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated
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esprit de corps (noun)
Definition
a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.
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retaliate (verb)
Definition
to return like for like, especially evil for evil
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reverberation (noun)
Definition
a reechoed sound
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voracity (noun)
Definition
that quality of being voracious - consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous
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mutter (verb)
Definition
to murmur, to utter words in a low tone, almost as if talking to oneself
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derive (verb)
Definition
to reach or obtain through reasoning, to receive from a source or origin
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uncompromising (adjective)
Definition
not admitting adjustment of differences
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pettifogging (verb)
Definition
to bicker over unimportant matters
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grievous (adjective)
Definition
causing grief or great sorrow
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tedious (adjective)
Definition
long and tiresome
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scrounge (verb)
Definition
to borrow (a small amount or item) with the intent of returning it
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laconically (adverb)
Definition
expressing much in a few words
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ventilate (verb)
Definition
toprovide with fresh air in place of air that has been used and contaminated
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disconcert (verb)
Definition
to upset the self-possession of; ruffle
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glower (verb)
Definition
to look or stare angrily or sullenly
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wrathfully (adverb)
Definition
angrily, fiercely, ireful
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insubordination (noun)
Definition
the defiance of authority
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scutter (verb)
Definition
to bustle about
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parapet (noun)
Definition
an earthen or stone embankment protecting soldiers from enemy fire
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devour (verb)
Definition
to eat up greedily; to destroy, consume or waste; to take in eagerly; to swallow up
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demolish (verb)
Definition
to tear down completely; to do away with completely; to damage
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onslaught (noun)
Definition
an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one
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claustrophobia (noun)
Definition
an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places
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repressed (adjective)
Definition
subject ot, affected by, or characteristic of psycological repression
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annihilation (noun)
Definition
the state of being annihilated; extinction; destruction
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impinge (verb)
Definition
to make an impression, have an effect or impact
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automaton (noun)
Definition
a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence
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debauch (verb)
Definition
to corrupt by sensuality, entemperance, etc.; seduce
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stupor (noun)
Definition
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.
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quiver (verb)
Definition
to shake or move with a slight trembling motion
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convulsed (adjective)
Definition
shaken or agitated violently; shaken with or as if with irregular spasms; to become affected by violent disturbances
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cleave (verb)
Definition
to divide by or as if by a cutting blow; split; to separate into distincy parts and especially into groups having divergent views; to penetrate or pass through something by or as if by cutting
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predominate (adjective)
Definition
having superior strength, influence, or authority, prevailing, being most frequent or common
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apparition (noun)
Definition
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing; anything which appears startlingly; an act of appearing
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unattainable (adjective )
Definition
impossible to achieve or attain
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congeal (verb)
Definition
to change froma hot or fluid state to a cold or rigid state, by cooling or freexing; to curdle; to make or become fixed
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inducement (noun)
Definition
something that helps bring about an action or a desiered result; an incentive; the act of inducing
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delirium (noun)
Definition
a condition of mind in which thought and speech are confusing and which often goes along with a gigh fever; wild excitement
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tremulous (adjective )
Definition
marked by trembling or shaking
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hemorrhage (noun)
Definition
greatloss of blood by bleeding
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sullen (adjective )
Definition
not sociable; dreary
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malicious (adjective )
Definition
doing mean things for pleasure
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pallid (adjective )
Definition
abnormally pale or wan; lacking intensity of hue or brightness; lacking in spirit or vitality
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bewilder (verb)
Definition
to confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects or statements; to disorient
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precipitous (adjective)
Definition
extremely or impassable steep
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superfluous (adjective)
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; not needed; obsolete: marked by wastefulness
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tunic (noun)
Definition
a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome
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compensation (noun)
Definition
correctionj of an organic defect or loss by hypertrophy or by increased function of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ; a psycological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by achievement in another
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skirmish (noun)
Definition
a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements; a brisk preliminary verbal conflict; a minor dispute or contest between opposing parties
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devastation (noun)
Definition
something that is laid to waste, desolated, ravaged, pillaged, utterly destroyed
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concussion (nouN0
Definition
a shaking; the shock of the violent meeting of two bodies; a condition of lowered functional activity, usually due to a fall or a severe blow on the head
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barrage (noun)
Definition
a volley of missiles, as curtain of bursting shells, fired so as to fall in line in front of advancing troops in order to protect them from attack
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entanglement (noun)
Definition
a knot or snarl; something that is ensnared
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slaughter (noun)
Definition
the act of killing, as in livestock or the killing of great numbers of human beings
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ration (noun)
Definition
a food allowance for one day
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quake (verb)
Definition
to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear
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divination (noun)
Definition
the art or practice that seeks to forsee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers
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destitute (adjective)
Definition
without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter; deprived of , devoid
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opalescent (adjective )
Definition
exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal; having a milky iridescence
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dysentery (noun)
Definition
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
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condemnation (noun)
Definition
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
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despicable (adjective)
Definition
deserving to be despised; so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation
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aberration (noun)
Definition
failure of a mirror, refracting surface; or lense to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image; unsoundness or disorder of the mind
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oblique (adjective)
Definition
neither perpendicular nor parallel; not straightforward, indirect, obscure, devious, underhanded
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emaciate (verb)
Definition
to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin; to make feeble
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evacuate (verb)
Definition
to remove the contents of; to discharge from the body as waste; to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area; to with draw from a place in an organized way especially for protection
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chloroform (noun)
Definition
a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl(sub 3) with an ether odor used especially as a solvent
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surreptitious (adjective)
Definition
done, made, or acquired by stealth; acting or doing something clandestinely
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discontent (verb)
Definition
to throw into confusion; to disturb the composure of
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nauseate (verb)
Definition
to feel disgust, to be affected with stomach distress
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irresolute (adjective)
Definition
uncertain how to act or proceed
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fortnight(noun)
Definition
two weeks
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fastidious (adjective)
Definition
archaic; having high and often capricious standards, difficult to please; having complex nutritional requirements
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commissariat (noun)
Definition
a system for supplying an army with food; a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946
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convalescent (verb)
Definition
to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
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appraise (verb)
Definition
to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of; to give an expert judgement of the value or merit of
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differentiate (verb)
Definition
to mark or show a difference in
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anemic (adjective)
Definition
lacking force, vitality, or spirit; lacking interest or savor; related to or affected by anemia, a condition in which the blood is deficient in a red blood cells, in hemoglovin, or in total volume
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insensate (adjective)
Definition
lacking sense or understanding, foolish; lacking animate awareness or sensation, lacking humane feeling; brutal
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blanche (noun)
Definition
a female given name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning "white"
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armistice (noun)
Definition
temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement between the opponents; truce
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