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Vocab Semester 1
Semester 1 final
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English
10th Grade
01/12/2013
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acrimonious
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bitter or sharp in language or tone
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acronym
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a word made from first letters. CPAC
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aegis
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protection; guidance
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affect
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to influence
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aggrandize
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to exaggerate
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amends
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compensation for a wrong
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analogy
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a comparison highlighting a similarity between otherwise dissimilar things
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antithesis
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the direct or exact opposite
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apprehensive
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nervous or uneasy
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assertive
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confident; forceful
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austerity
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severe restrictions
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banter
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to converse in a playful or teasing way
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beguile
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to charm
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benevolent
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with kind intentions
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brazen
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shameless and bold
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caricature
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a representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect
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categorical
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absolute
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chastise
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to punish or criticize severely
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coinage
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an invented word
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colloquial
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conversational
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commensurate
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corresponding in size or degree
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conciliatory
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appeasing; peacemaking
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conducive
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tending to cause or bring about
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congruence
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agreement, harmony, correspondence
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debunk
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to expose or make fun of a false claim or an exaggeration
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior
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demeanor
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one's manner
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depreciate
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to decrease in value
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depredation
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an attack
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deprivation
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lack of something
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derogatory
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insulting; belittling
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deviate
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to depart or turn aside from a path, direction
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diminutive
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a suffix indicating smallness
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disinterested
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impartial; unbiased
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disparage
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to speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way; to belittle
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disparity
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inequality
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docile
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gentle; tame
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droll
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amusingly odd
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dubious
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doubtful
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edify
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to instruct in order to improve
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effect
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a result
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elucidate
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to make clear
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emigrate
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leave ones county
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equity
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net value
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erudite
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possessing extensive knowledge
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exorbitance
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extreme expense
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extricate
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to release from entanglement
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facetious
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playfully joking; not meant to be taken seriously
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flippant
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humorous in a disrespectful, casual way
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frugal
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thrifty
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grandiose
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trying to seem important
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gratuitous
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unnecessary
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harass
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to irritate or torment repeatedly
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heterogeneous
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consisting of many different elements or types
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homogenous
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similar in kind of nature; uniform
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ignoble
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dishonorable
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imbue
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to influence thoroughly
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immigrate
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to settle in a new country
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importune
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to annoy with repeated requests
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impugn
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to attack or challenge as false
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indeterminate
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not fully worked out; provisional
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indigent
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impoverished; lacking necessities
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indoctrinate
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to instruct to set a specific belief
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innuendo
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an indirect or subtle expression of something, usually negative
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intemperate
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lacking moderation
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intrepid
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fearless
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ludicrous
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ridiculously, laughably absurd
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mediate
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to help sides agree
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metonymy
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the use of a closely related word as a substitute
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mirth
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good spirits
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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mores
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accepted customs of a group
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multifarious
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diverse
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munificent
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generous
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nuance
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a subtle or slight degree of difference
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oxymoron
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an expression with contradictory words
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patronize
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to treat as inferior
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pecuniary
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having to do with money
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precarious
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dangerous; unstable
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precede
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to come before
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proceed
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to go forward
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profligate
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wildly extravagant
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pundit
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a person of great learning
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qualm
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a sense of doubt
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remunerate
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to pay for something
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satiate
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to fully satisfy
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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strident
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harsh; shrill
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surfeit
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great abundance
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tantamount
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equivalent in significance, effect, or value
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tentative
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vague; unclear
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unabashed
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not embarrassed
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unequivocal
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perfectly clear
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unseemly
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grossly improper
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vacillate
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to hesitate in choice of action or opinion
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vilify
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to make vicious insulting comments about
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wily
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cunning
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