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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/18/2012
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expurgate
 Definition
to purge out words
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corroborate
 Definition
to make stronger
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inadvertant
 Definition
not on purpose
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antithesis
 Definition

against main point

 
Term
vice
 Definition
leads to sin
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unscrupulous
 Definition
bad manners
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banal
 Definition
boring
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adroit
 Definition
skilled
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peripatetic
 Definition
wanders around
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dissenters
 Definition
disagreeres
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unkempt
 Definition
messy
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fidelity
 Definition
harmonious blend
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palpitate
 Definition
touch
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striated
 Definition
banded, bundled (ex. striated muscles)
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protoge
 Definition
follower, student, apprentice
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ambivalent
 Definition
dont care
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circumspect
 Definition
catious/ walk around
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ornery
 Definition
stubborn, willful
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inadvertant
 Definition
on accident
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enamored
 Definition
to be obsessed with
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perfunctory
 Definition
robotic mannerism
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supercilious
 Definition
haughty
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pugnacious
 Definition
pushy/ combative
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dilettante
 Definition
one who has many hobbies
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slovenly
 Definition
sloppy
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ostentatious
 Definition
showy, flashy
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ubiquitous
 Definition
omni-present, applying everywhere
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profusion
 Definition
a lot of
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enigma
 Definition
riddle, puzzling
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ardor
 Definition
love for
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arbor
 Definition
tree
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sycophant
 Definition
self-serving flatterer
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gregarious
 Definition
friendly
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eccentric
 Definition
liking weird things
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pernicious
 Definition
mean/evil
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dilatory
 Definition
late
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pious
 Definition
devoted to god
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zealot
 Definition
passionate follower
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decrepit
 Definition
ran down/ old/ used
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industrious
 Definition
hard-working
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inhibit
 Definition
limit
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palpable
 Definition
able to
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comely
 Definition
proper, pleasing
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dubious
 Definition
doubtful
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reticent
 Definition
hesitant
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perturb
 Definition
disturb
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sardonic
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sarcastic
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hermetic
 Definition
isolated (hermit)
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penurious
 Definition
saving pennies or only having pennies
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utility
 Definition
ease of use
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