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Vocab lesson 1-3
english vocab
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11th Grade
09/19/2009

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Abate
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verb. to lessen in violence or intensity
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Abet
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verb. to assist or encourage especially in wrongdoing
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Abhor
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verb. to detest, loathe
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Acquit
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verb. to find not guilty of a fault or crime
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Acrimony
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noun. harsh temper or bitter feeling
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Adamant
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adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
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Adulation
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noun. excessive praise or admiration
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affable
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adj. friendly; courteous
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agnostic
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noun. one who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable
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agrarian
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adj. having to do with farms, farmers, or use of land
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altercation
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n. a heated argument
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ambivalent
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adj. being uncertain; unable to decide between two opposing points of view
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amicable
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adj. friendly; peacable
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anathema
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n. a greatly disliked, hated person or thing
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apathy
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n. lack of interest
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appease
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v. to make calm or quiet; to give in the demands
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arduous
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adj. difficult; requiring much effort
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audacity
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n. insolence; rude boldness
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augment
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v. to enlarge; increase in amount or intensity
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austere
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adj. stern, severe, plain
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avarice
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n. excessive greed
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avid
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adj. eager; extremely interested
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bacchanalian
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adj. wild with drunkenness
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balk
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v. to stop short and refuse to continue
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banter
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n. teasing, good-natured joking
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barrister
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n. lawyer
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bask
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v. to lie in or be exposed to warmth
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bastion
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n. a strong defense; a fort
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bawdy
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adj. indecent; humorously obscene
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befuddle
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v. to confuse; to perplex
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