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Vocab Lesson 38
Vocab 38
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English
9th Grade
04/18/2008

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abrogate
Definition
to abolish, to do away with
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adamant
Definition
inflexible, immovable, obstinate
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barbarism
Definition
the incorrect usage of words or forms of language
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colloquial
Definition
informal (speech)
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compatriot
Definition
a fellow countryman
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defuse
Definition
to remove or to lessen danger or hostility
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gambol
Definition
to playfully skip or leap
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egregious
Definition
very bad, shocking, conspicuously bad
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hemophilia
Definition
a hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding
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immunity
Definition
resistance (usually to a disease)
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impale
Definition
to peirece, to fix on a pointed instrument
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knotty
Definition
so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots
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libertarian
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one who favors absolute liberty and free will
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mired
Definition
stuck or entangled
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noxious
Definition
harmful, unwholesome
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palatable
Definition
agreeable to the taste, acceptable
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palliate
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to ease pain, guilt or intensity
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pallor
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extreme paleness usually relating to the face
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pernicious
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very destructive or harmful, deadly
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skulk
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to move in a sneaky, furtive, or stealthy manner
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tarry
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to delay in coming or going, to linger
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tawdry
Definition
cheap and gaudy in appearance
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temerity
Definition
boldness that is foolhardy
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utopian
Definition
having the characteristics of an ideally perfect place
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effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness, audacity
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