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Vocab lessons 1,2, and 3
sadlier-oxford level E chapters 1,2, and 3 vocab words
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9th Grade
10/05/2010

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adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful, hyprocrytical
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
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deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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dour
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stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored
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fortitude
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courage in facing difficulties
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gape
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to stare with opn mouth; to open the mouth wide
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gibe
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to offer taunting words; an expression of scorn
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guise
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an external appearance, cover, mask
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insidious
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intended to decieve or entrap, sly, treacherous
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intimation
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hint
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opulent
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wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandoise
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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reiterate
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to say again, repeat
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stolid
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not easily moved, mentally or emotionally dull
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tentative
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experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant
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unkempt
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not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude
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verbatim
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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warily
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cautiously, with great care
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind
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amicable
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peacable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike, combative, agressive
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, decietfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
Definition
possible, able to be done
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grimace
Definition
a wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
Definition
a large scale destruction
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impervious
Definition
not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past, homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something
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retrogress
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to move backward, to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by absence of interest
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