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Vocab List 5
furtive - intractable
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English
9th Grade
02/20/2009

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furtive
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secret, done quickly to avoid notice
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galvanize
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to arouse, to stimulate, to startle
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garner
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to gather, to collect
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garrulous
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talkative
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gratuitous
Definition
unnecessary, uncalled for
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guile
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cunning, trickery, deceit
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heretic
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someone whose beliefs go against those of his religion
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hierarchy
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ordering by class, grade, status, or rank
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homogeneous
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similar, all alike, uniform
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hyperbole
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obvious exaggeration
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hypothetical
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supposed, unproven, theoretical
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immaterial
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irrelevant, unimportant
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imminent
Definition
about to happen
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immutable
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unchanging, constant, inflexible
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imperturbable
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calm, cool, not easy to excite
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implausible
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unbelievable, incredible, seemingly untrue
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inadvertent
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unintentional, careless
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incipient
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beginning, at an early stage
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incisive
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direct, clear-cut, biting, cutting to the heart of the matter
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incorrigible
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uncorrectable, delinquent, uncontrollable, unable to be reformed
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indigent
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impoverished, poor
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innocuous
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harmless
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insatiable
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hard or impossible to satisfy
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insurgent
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a rebel, someone who revolts
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intractable
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stubborn, hard to manage
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