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English
10th Grade
08/31/2006
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Term
Bell
 Definition
War.
Term
Antebellum
 Definition
Before the civil war.

We went down to Alabama to look at all the antebellum architecture.
Term
Bellicose
 Definition
Eager to fight.

After the soldiers were briefed on the horrible enemy they would be facing they were very bellicose.
Term
Belligerant
 Definition
Inclined to be agressive.

The child found out that the lion was belligerant when he stuck his hand through the bars at the zoo and got his hand eaten off. Hilarious.
Term
Hosp / Host
 Definition
Guest.
Term
Hospice
 Definition
A house of shelter. A facility for those dying.

Justin Chung got teh cancer. Now hes in a hospice, awaiting his death. Also hilarious.
Term
Hostel
 Definition
Supervised lodging for young people.

While at camp we stayed in a hostel so that the counselors could be sure we wouldnt get ourselves into trouble.
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Inhospitible
 Definition
Not charachterized by hospitality duh.

After the atomic bomb fell, pretty much everything was inhospitable, because of the big boom.
Term
Pac / Peas
 Definition
Peace
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Pacifist
 Definition
One against war or one that favors peace.

That stupid hippy smoking weed and protesting the Vietnam War is a freaking pacifist. Loser.
Term
Pact
 Definition
Agreement.

My friend and I made a pact that if we found a million dollars we would split it, even though we would probably shoot one or the other and one person would take all.
Term
Appease
 Definition
To bring a state of peace.

After the U.S. Military was demoblized in Vietnam, it was slowly but surely appeased.
Term
Am / Im
 Definition
Love
Term
Amicable
 Definition
Charachterized by goodwill; friendly.

Winnie The Pooh is amicable. Barney is amicable. However, they are really annoying.
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Inimical
 Definition
Evil or done with malice.

Justins goal to get the clown to kill himself was extremely inimical.
Term
Paramour
 Definition
An illicit lover.

Those man over there is married but hes a paramour because hes secretly with another girl.
Term
Allay
 Definition
To relieve; rest; calm
Term
Assimilate
 Definition
To bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes.
Term
Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender unconditionally
Term
Debase
 Definition
To reduce in quality or value.
Term
Disparage
 Definition
To speak of or treat slightingly.
Term
Emulate
 Definition
Try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
Term
Extol
 Definition
To praise highly.
Term
Efface
 Definition
Erase.
Term
Fetter
 Definition
Chain or shackle placed on the feet.
Term
Glut
 Definition
To feed or fill to excess.
Term
Guild
 Definition
Organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc.
Term
Implore
 Definition
To beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy.
Term
Im / In / Ing
 Definition
Not, without.
Term
Ignoble
 Definition
Low grade or quality.
Term
Implacable
 Definition
Not to be appeased or pacified.
Term
Incognito
 Definition
With real identity concealed.
Term
Cup / Cep / Cip
 Definition
Take
Term
Incipient
 Definition
Beginning to exist or appear.
Term
Perceptible
 Definition
Capable of being recongnizable; apprecitable.
Term
Susceptible
 Definition
Capable of being afflicted emotionally.
Term
Ven / Vent
 Definition
Come
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Advent
 Definition
Coming into place, view, or being.
Term
Provenance
 Definition
Place or source of origon.
Term
Venturesome
 Definition
Attented with risk.
Term
Fin
 Definition
End, ended, finished.
Term
Affinity
 Definition
Natural liking for.
Term
Definitive
 Definition
Most reliable or complete; serve to be define.
Term
Finite
 Definition
Limit.
Term
Crim
 Definition
Fault, crime or accusation.
Term
Grav
 Definition
Heavy, serious.
Term
Prob / Prov
 Definition
Proove, proof, honesty.
Term
Lev
 Definition
Light, to raise.
Term
Decriminalize
 Definition
To eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against

To decriminalize marijuana.
Term
Incriminate
 Definition
To accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault.

He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
Term
Recrimination
 Definition
To bring a countercharge against an accuser.
Term
Approbation
 Definition
Approval.
Term
Probity
 Definition
Honesty.
Term
Reprobate
 Definition
Person of bad charachter.
Term
Gravid
 Definition
Heavy.
Term
Gravitas
 Definition
A degree of seriousness.
Term
Gravitate
 Definition
To move under the influence of.
Term
Alleviate
 Definition
To relieve.
Term
Leavening
 Definition
Ingrediant that makes things rise.
Term
Levity
 Definition
Light in weight.
Term
Allegory
 Definition
Device which each charachter or event illustrates a principle.
Term
Avarice
 Definition
An extreme desire for wealth.
Term
Cacophony
 Definition
Loud, harsh noise.
Term
Catharsis
 Definition
Purification of emotions.
Term
Charlatan
 Definition
Imposter or fraud.
Term
Dogma
 Definition
Important set of beliefs that your not supposed to challange.
Term
Edifice
 Definition
Abstract structure.
Term
Enigma
 Definition
Obscure speech.
Term
Epitome
 Definition
Perfect example of.
Term
Frivolity
 Definition
Behavior thats not serious.
Term
Hiatus
 Definition
Break.
Term
Homage
 Definition
Tribute.
Term
Innuendo
 Definition
Indirect remark about something bad someones done.
Term
Genre
 Definition
Catagory of artistic work.
Term
Science fiction
 Definition
Greater body of knowlege.
Term
Social Criticism
 Definition
Criticism on society.
Term
Phos/Phot
 Definition
Light
Term
Phosphorescent
 Definition
Emission of light
Term
Photosynthesis
 Definition
Getting energy from the sun.
Term
Photogenic
 Definition
Easy to take photos of
Term
luc
 Definition
Light
Term
Elucidate
 Definition
To make lucid or clear
Term
Lucent
 Definition
Clear
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Lucubration
 Definition
Produced at night by lamp
Term
Mor/Mort
 Definition
Death
Term
Immortality
 Definition
Unable to die
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Mortalitly
 Definition
Death
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Mortify
 Definition
To shame
Term
Nec/Nix/Nox
 Definition
To kill or slay
Term
Internecine
 Definition
Deadly
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Noxious
 Definition
Harmful
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Pernicious
 Definition
Destruction
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Her/Hers
 Definition
To stick
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Adhere
 Definition
To stick to
Term
Incoherent
 Definition
Unable to determine
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Inherent
 Definition
Born in
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Cosm
 Definition
Ornament
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Cosmetic
 Definition
Ornament for the face; make up
Term
Cosmopolotan
 Definition
Worldly
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Cosmos
 Definition
The world regarded as harmonious
Term
Fug
 Definition
To flee or escape
Term
Fugue
 Definition
Musical composition in which the melody is repeated and varied to a climactic point at the end
Term
Subterfuge
 Definition
A deceptive device or plan to escape
Term
Centrifugal
 Definition
Moving outward from the center
Term
Sci
 Definition
To know
Term
Omniscience
 Definition
Infinite knowledge
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Prescient
 Definition
Knowledge of things before they happen
Term
Unconscionable
 Definition
Not guided by conscious
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Inundate
 Definition
To cover with water
Term
Nominal
 Definition
Minimal
Term
Philanthropist
 Definition
Study of human well being
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Reticent
 Definition
Reserved
Term
Mitigate
 Definition
To make less severe
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Rescind
 Definition
Revoke
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Unsavory
 Definition
Not in good taste
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Unwittingly
 Definition
Unintentional
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Verbatim
 Definition
Word for word
Term
Vacillate
 Definition
To sway or waver
Term
Ulterior
 Definition
Present but hidden
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Pluck
 Definition
Courage in difficulty
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Wane
 Definition
Decrease
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Wax
 Definition
Increase
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Unobtrusive
 Definition
Not obtrusive
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Jade
 Definition
Emotionally worn out
Term
Retort
 Definition
A reply
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Unprecedented
 Definition
Never before known or experienced
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Mutable
 Definition
Changable
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Retrograde
 Definition
Moving backward
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Junct
 Definition
To join
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Adjunct
 Definition
Something added but not essential
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Disjunction
 Definition
The act of disjoining
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Injunction
 Definition
Requiring to do something
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Part
 Definition
Part
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Impart
 Definition
To make known
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Impartial
 Definition
Not biased
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Partisan
 Definition
Supporter
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Mit/Mis
 Definition
To send
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Emissary
 Definition
Representative on a mission
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Missive
 Definition
Written letter
Term
Remittance
 Definition
Sending of money
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Pel/Pulse
 Definition
To move or drive
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Impel
 Definition
To drive foward
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Expel
 Definition
To drive away
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Repulsion
 Definition
Being driven away
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Mal
 Definition
Bad
Term
Malevolent
 Definition
Wishing harm on someone else.
Term
Malicious
 Definition
Showing malice
Term
Malign
 Definition
Deadly
Term
Ante
 Definition
Before
Term
Antechamber
 Definition
The room before the other; Waiting room type.
Term
Antedate
 Definition
To precede in time
Term
Anterior
 Definition
Situated at the front of
Term
Cata
 Definition
Down
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Cataclysm
 Definition
A disaster
Term
Cataclysm
 Definition
A disaster
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Catalyst
 Definition
Something that speeds up a chemical reaction.
Term
Catatonic
 Definition
In a trance like state
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Proto
 Definition
First
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Protocol
 Definition
A set of regulations to follow
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Protagonist
 Definition
Main character
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Prototype
 Definition
Early model or build
Term
Ortho
 Definition
Straight or true
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Orthodox
 Definition
Straight and normal
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Orthopedics
 Definition
Study of bones and skeleton health
Term
Orthography
 Definition
Art of writing words with proper letters
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Rect
 Definition
True
Term
Rectitude
 Definition
Rightness of conduct
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Rectify
 Definition
To fix
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Rector
 Definition
A beam to hold a structure
Term
Eu Ev
 Definition
True
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Euphonism
 Definition
An agreeable combination of sounds
Term
Euphoria
 Definition
Feeling of happiness
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Evangelism
 Definition
Preaching proclamation of gospel
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Dys
 Definition
Bad
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Dysfunctional
 Definition
Impaired in function
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Dyspeptic
 Definition
Not in good mental health
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Dystrophy
 Definition
Not functioning
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Vor
 Definition
To eat
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Carnivorous
 Definition
Meat eater
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Omnivorous
 Definition
Eating both plants and animals
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Voracious
 Definition
Vicious eater
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Carn
 Definition
Flesh
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Carnage
 Definition
Disaster
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Carnal
 Definition
Flesh
Term
Carnival
 Definition
Festival of the flesh
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Cred
 Definition
To believe
Term
Credence
 Definition
Truth
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Credulity
 Definition
Gullability
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Creed
 Definition
System of doctrine
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Fid/Faith
 Definition
Faith fullness
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Fid/Faith
 Definition
Faithfullness
Term
Diffident
 Definition
Faithful
Term
Fiduciary
 Definition
A trustee
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Perfidy
 Definition
Trust
Term
Ulterior
 Definition
Present but hidden.
Term
Lassitude
 Definition
Fatigue
Term
Obtuse
 Definition
Thick and dense
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Salient
 Definition
Project outward
Term
Sage
 Definition
Wise
Term
Ingenious
 Definition
Calling for intelligence
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Ingenuous
 Definition
Simplicity
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Mercenary
 Definition
Someone hired to fight
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Minimal
 Definition
Small amount
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Querulous
 Definition
Argumentative
Term
Pagan
 Definition
Non believer
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