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vocab exam 1
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English
11th Grade
01/16/2010

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acquisitve
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adj. able to attain ideas
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arrogate
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v. to claim without right
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banal
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adj. common place
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belabor
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v. to work on ("nagging" the point)
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temporize
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v. to stall to avoid
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carping
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n. nagging criticism
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coherent
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adj. holding together, meaningful
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congeal
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v. to change from liquid to solid, to harden
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emulate
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v. to imitate to copy
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encomium
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n. a tribute
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eschew (bad habits)
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v. to avoid
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germane
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adj. appropriate, relevant
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insatiable
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adj. so great, but not satisfied (_ appetite for drama often dont have compelling stories of their own)
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intransigent
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adj. refusing to compromise (_ atittudes)
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invidious
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adj. ofensive hateful bitterness (_comparisions bw students)
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largesse
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n. generoisty in contributions
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reconnaissance
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n. survey for military purposes
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substantiate
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v. to prove
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taciturn
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adj. silent or quiet (_ personality)
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tenable
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adj. defensible (_theory)
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accost
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v. to approach
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animadversion
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n. a criticizing comment
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avid
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adj. eager and desirous (_ readers)
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brackish
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adj. salty taste
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celerity
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n. promptness
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devious
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adj. tricky sly
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gambit
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n. opeing move that will be an advantage
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halcyon
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adj. calm peaceful
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histrionic
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adj. theatrical, pertaining to actors and techniques
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incendiary
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adj. causing fires

n. one who sets fires

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maelstrom
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n. whirlpool of violence
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myopic
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adj. narrowminded
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overt
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adj. obvious, open, not hidden (_ threat)
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pejorative
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adj. making worse (_ remark)
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propriety
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n. decorum, appropriateness
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sacrilege
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n. disrespectful treatment of something sacred
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summarily
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adv. promptly abruptly
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suppliant
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adj. humbly

n. a petitioner

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talisman
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n. lucky charm, fetish
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undulate
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v. to move like a wave
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articulate
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v. to express well in words (_ their emotions)
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cavort
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v. to prance around, to make merry (_ on stage)
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credence
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n. belief, credit
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decry
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v. to condemn to express disapproval
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dissemble
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v. to disguise (_ his feelings)
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distraught
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adj. frantic agitated
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eulogy
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n. tribute with high praise
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evince
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v. to show clearly
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exhume
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v. to uncover, to unearth
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feckless
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adj. unreliable, irresponsible, weak, helpless (_ youth)
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murky
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adj. gloomy dark (_ waters)
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nefarious
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adj. wicked (_ plot)
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piquant
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adj. tangy, spicyyyy (_ dishes)
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primordial
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adj. fundamental, beginning ( _ stages)
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propinquity
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n. kin ship, the nearness of them

(_ of the 2 cities)

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unwonted
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adj. unusual, not expected

(with _ spirit)

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utopian
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adj. idealistic
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verbiage
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n. language that is too wordy, diction
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verdant
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adj. green
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viscous
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adj. gummy sticky (_ residue)
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atrophy
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v. to waste away

n. the decline, the wasting of body

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bastion
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n. stronghold place
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concord
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n. pact treaty
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consummate
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adj. complete in high degree

v. to bring to completion and perfection

TO CONCLUDE

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disarray
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n. disorder confusion

v. to mess up causing disorder

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exigency
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n. emergency (_ of the situation)
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flotsam
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n. debris
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frenetic
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adj. frantic, frenzied (_ search)
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glean
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v. to gather, to collect bit by bit (_ the truth)
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grouse
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n. complaint

v. to complain

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incarcerate
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v. to confine to jail
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incumbent
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adj. required

n. one who holds office at that time

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jocular
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adj. humorous, joking (_ mood)
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ludicrous
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adj. absurd, ridic
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mordant
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adj. harsh (_ criticism)
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nettle
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n. a stining plant

v. to annoy

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pecuniary
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adj. financial relating to money (_ considerations)
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pusillanimous
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adj. mean spririted (_ people)
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recumbent
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adj. reclined relaxed lying down position

(_ on the couch)

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stratagem
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n. scheme, ploy, trick

(clever _)

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acuity
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n. sharpness keeness
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delineate
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v. to portray, to sketch, to describe accurately (_ main features)
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depraved
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adj. evil corrupt (_ man)
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enervate
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v. to weaken to lesson physically

(_by disease)

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esoteric
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adj. private secret (_ rights)
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fecund
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adj. inteloligently productive ( _ mind)
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fiat
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n. commands rule
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figment
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n. creation
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garner
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v. to acquire , to gather, collect (_ wisdom)
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hallow
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v. to bless, to honor (_ the battle field
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idiosyncrasy
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n. quirk, a peculairty
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ignominy
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n. shame disgrace (glory to _)
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mundane
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adj. worldy, routine (_ concerns)
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nuance
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n. slight variation, shade (_ of meaning)
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overweening
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adj. arrogant (_ confidence)
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penchant
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n. inclination, attraction
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reputed
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adj. having acceptance and good reputation (_ head)
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sophistry
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n. fake reasoning (_ of the broker)
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sumptuous
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adj. rich magnificent costly (_ feast)
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ubiquitous
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adj. univeral (_ eye)
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abject
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adj. degraded, miserable (_poverty)
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agnostic
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n. disbeliever of God

adj. without faith (_ tendencies)

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complicity
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n. involvement of something wrong, being an accomplice (accused of _)
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derelict
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adj. abandoned and neglected (_cars)
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diatribe
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n. bitter verbal attack
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effigy
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n. crude image of hated poerson

(burned enemy in _)

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equity
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n. fair treatment (consideration of _)
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inane
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adj. silly, empty of meaning or value

 (_ reply)

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indictment
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n. charge (act of accusing )

(delivered the _)

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indubitable
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adj. certain (_ truths)
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intermittent
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adj. random stopping beginning again

(_pains)

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moot
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adj. unresolved, open to discussion and debate

 (_ point)

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motif
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n. theme- repeated
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neophyte
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n. beginner, novie
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perspicacity
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n. acuity , keeness in observing
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plenary
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adj. complete in all aspects, attended by all memeber

 (_ session)

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surveillance
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n. strict observation and watch over

(strict _)

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sylvan
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adj. forested woody (_path)
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testy
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adj. irritated (_ remarks)
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travesty
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v. to meanly imitate

(_ the snobbery of the upoper class)

n. parody- rude funny imitation

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allay
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v. to calm to relieve (_ his fears)
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bestial
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adj. breatlike brutal (_act)
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convival
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adj. festive sociable fun

(_family gathering)

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coterie
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n. clique
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counterpart
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n. match complement
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demur
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v. to object

n. an objection

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effrontery
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n. the nerve,shameless boldness

 (had the _)

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embellish
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v. to decorate
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ephemeral
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adj. short lived (_ popularity)
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felicitous
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adj. good fortune, happy , appropriate

(_turn of events)

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furtive
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adj. sneaky, secret, done slyly

(_ glance)

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garish
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adj. flashy gaudy (_ colors)
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illusory
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adj. misleading imaginary

(_ sense of security)

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indigent
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adj. needy penniless poverty striken

 (_ persons)

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inordinate
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adj. extravagant excessive, great

(_ praise )

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jettison
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v. to cast off, to abandon
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misanthrope
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n. people hater
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pertinacious
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adj. persistent , stubborn, determined

(_ as a bull dog)

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picayune
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adj. small value of importance, measely

(_ fault of his workers)

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raiment
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n. garments, clothing
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allege
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v. to assert, to claim
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arrant
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adj. shameless blatant (_ scoundrel)
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badinage
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n. light and playful conservation

(_ bw the stars)

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conciliate
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v. to win over to overcome

(try to _ the enemy)

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countermand
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v. to cancel and reverse with earlier statement

TO REVOKE

(clearly _ previous instructions)

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echelon
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n. level, lower rank,  series of status in miliary unit.

(lower _ of gov service)

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exacerbate
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v. intensify, to make more violent

(_ any quarrel)

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fatuous
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adj. cute silly-satisfying (_ remarks)
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irrefutable
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adj. undeniable, impossible to disaprove

 (_ evidence)

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juggernaut
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n. inescapable massive crushing force

(_ of war)

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lackadaisical
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adj. half<3ed, lacking in spirit
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litany
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n. prayers to God

(_ of grievances)

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macabre
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adj. gruesome horrible, death as the subject
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paucity
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n. lack, scarcity

(_ of original ideas)

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portend
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v. to foreshadow

(_ diaster)

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raze
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v. to tear down to destroy

(town _ old school house)

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recant
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v. to withdraw earlier statement

to revoke

(_ed the quilty remarks)

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saturate
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v. to soak, to fill to capacityy, to satisfy fully

(_ed with water)

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saturnine
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adj. sullen, gloomy cold cluggish mood

(_ temperament)

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slough
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v. to cast off

(to _ bad habits)

n. state of depression

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