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Vocab chapter 11
Vocab chapter 11
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10th Grade
05/22/2013

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Term
Abrogate
Definition
TO REPEAL, CANCEL DECLARE NULL AND VOID
Syn:Annul, revoke
Ant:Reaffirm, renew
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Ambient
Definition
Completely surrounding, encompassing
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Asperity
Definition
Roughness , severity, bitterness or tartness
Syn:Rigor, harshness
Ant:Mildness, blandness
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Burnish
Definition
To make smooth by rubbing
Syn:Shine, buff
Ant:Tarnish Dull
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Cabal
Definition
Small group working in secret
Syn: Clique, ring, gang
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Delectable
Definition
Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; An appealing food or dish
Syn Delicious
Ant:Repugnant
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Deprecate
Definition
To express mild disapproval; to belittle
Syn: Deplore, frown upon
Ant: Smile upon, counteance
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Detitus
Definition
Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration
Syn: Debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
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Ebullient
Definition
Over flowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
Syn:Exhilarated, elated
Ant:gloomy morose, sullen, apathetic
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Electic
Definition
drawn from different sources; One whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
Syn: Selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
Ant:Uniform, Monolithic
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FLaccid
Definition
Limp, Not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness
Syn: Soft, Flabby
Any: Hard, solid
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Impecunious
Definition
Having little or no money
Syn: Penniless
Ant:Affluent
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Inexorable
Definition
Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
Syn: Inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate
Ant:Avoidable, yielding, pliant
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Moribund
Definition
Dying, on the way out
Syn: Obsolescent
Ant:Flouerishing
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Necromancer
Definition
One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general a magician or wizard
Syn: Sorcerer
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Onerous
Definition
Burdensome; involving hardship or difficult
Syn: Oppressive, weighty
Any: Light, easy
Term
Rife
Definition
Common, widespread, happening often
Any: Devoid of, lacking
Term
Rudiments
Definition
The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stage of anything
Syn: Fundamentals, basics
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Sequester
Definition
to separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
Syn:Seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
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Winnow
Definition
To get rid of something unwanted ; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove unwanted, to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blown on, fan
Syn:Sift, strain, filter, sort
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