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Vocab Quiz #2
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English
11th Grade
12/10/2008

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adhere
Definition
to stick to something
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admonish
Definition
to caution, criticize, reprove (dissapprove of)
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adorn
Definition
to decorate
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adroit
Definition
skillful, dexterous
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adulation
Definition
extreme praise
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adumbrate
Definition
to sketch out in a vague way
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adverse
Definition
antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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advocate
Definition

1. to argue in favor of something

2. a person who argues in favor of something

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aerial
Definition
somehow related to the air
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aesthetic
Definition
artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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affable
Definition
friendly, amiable
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affinity
Definition
a spontaneous feeling of closeness
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affluent
Definition
rich, wealthy
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affront
Definition
an insult
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase or make greater
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despondent
Definition

feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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despot
Definition
one who has total power and rules brutally
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destitute
Definition
impoverished, utterly lacking
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deter
Definition
to discourage, prevent from doing
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devious
Definition

not straightforward, decietful

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dialect
Definition
a variation of a language
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diaphanous
Definition
light, airy, transparent
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didactic
Definition

1. intended to instruct

2. overly moralistic

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diffident
Definition
shy, quiet, modest
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diffuse
Definition
to scatter, thin out, break up
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dilatory
Definition

tending to delay, causing delay

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diligent
Definition
showing care in doing one's work
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diminutive
Definition
small or miniature
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dirge
Definition
mournful song, especially for a funeral
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latent
Definition
hidden, but capable of being exposed
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laudatory
Definition
expressing admiration or praise
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lavish
Definition

1. given without limits

2. to give without limits

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legerdemain
Definition
deception, slight-of-hand
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lenient
Definition
demonstrating tolerance or gentleness
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lethargic
Definition
in a state of sluggishness or apathy
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liability
Definition

1. something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantage or risk

 

2. a handicap, burden

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libertarian
Definition
advocating principles of liberty and free will
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licentious
Definition
displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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limpid
Definition
clear, transparent
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linchpin
Definition
somthing that holds separate parts together
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lithe
Definition
graceful, flexible, supple
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litigant
Definition
someone enraged in a lawsuit
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subjugate
Definition
to bring under control, subdue
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sublime
Definition
lofty, grand, exalted
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submissive
Definition
easily yielding to authority
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succinct
Definition
marked by compact precision
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superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is necessary
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surfeit
Definition
an overabundant supply or indulgence
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surmise
Definition
to infer with little evidence
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surreptitious
Definition
stealthy
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surrogate
Definition
one acting in place of another
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swarthy
Definition
of dark color or complexion
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sycophant
Definition
one who flatters for self-gain
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tacit
Definition
expressed without words
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taciturn
Definition
not inclined to talk
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tangential
Definition
incidental, peripheral (side, irrevalent), divergent (turned aside, branched off)
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tantamount
Definition

equivalent in value or significance

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