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Vocab Midterm
study for chapter 1-5
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English
9th Grade
01/27/2010
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Abdicate
 Definition
To Give up Formaly
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Abet
 Definition
To help move on
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Atrocity
 Definition
Harsh, Brutal
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Abhor
 Definition
To dispise HATE
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Abject
 Definition
To break down
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Absolve
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to rid of guilt
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Abstain
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To avoid refrain
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Accede
 Definition
to agree,to move to
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Acclimate
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to get used to, adapt to
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Adjourn
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To end, close, postphone
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Adverse
 Definition
against
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Advocate
 Definition
Vote in favor of
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Affable
 Definition
easy to talk to
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Affectation
 Definition
Fake, posing
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Affluent
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Rich
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Agenda
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to do (docket)
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Aggregate
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combined amount
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Agile

 Definition
quick
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Alienate
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to shun, block
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Allege
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To claim something is true with no proof
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Allude
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to hint at
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Ambience
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The area/scenery
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Ambivalent
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Unsure, debating between 2 things
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amnesty 

 Definition
government pardon
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Anachronism
 Definition
lose of value out of time frame
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Anarchy
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chaos in government
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Anathema
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cursed or curse words
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Anecdote
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a story in history
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Anomaly
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abnormal
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Apathy
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Lack of feeling
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Appall
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to fill with horror
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Apprehend
 Definition
to take in custody, seize, looking forward to with fear
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Arbitrary
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Unreasonable
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Arbitrate
 Definition
to judge
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Array
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To line up in order
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Array
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To deploy
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Articulate
 Definition
to say/pronounce
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Askew
 Definition
Disapproving look or crooked
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Assimilate
 Definition
To adapt to (culture)
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Astute
 Definition
Overally Smart
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atone
 Definition
Redeem Make up
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Aslylum
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Place for mental disabled / protection
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Atrophy
 Definition
Weak after use
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Attriction
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lost by friction
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Augment
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To enlarge
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Austere
 Definition
Severly strict
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Authenitc
 Definition
Real
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