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Vocab Units 7-9
Vocab Units 7-9
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English
11th Grade
02/08/2011

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austere
Definition
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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beneficent
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performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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concoct
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to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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debase
Definition
to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to comtaminate, pollute
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disconcert
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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inconsequential
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trifling, unimportant
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or obligation
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mitigate
Definition
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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pillage
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to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty
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prate
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to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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punctilious
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very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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reprove
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to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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restitution
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the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
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stalwart
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strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
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vulnerable
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open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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corpulent
Definition
fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
Definition
to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissesion
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
Definition
an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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hypothetical
Definition
based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble
Definition
mean, low, base
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impugn
Definition
to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
Definition
immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
Definition
hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
Definition
faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
Definition
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
Definition
inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; escessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
Definition
subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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susceptible
Definition
open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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abate
Definition
to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
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adulation
Definition
praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
Definition
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
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astute
Definition
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
Definition
a greedy desire, particulary for wealth
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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dilatory
Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
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egregious
Definition
conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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equivocate
Definition
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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evanescent
Definition
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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irresolute
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unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
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nebulous
Definition
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
Definition
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty; barrenness, unsufficiency
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pretentious
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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recapitulate
Definition
to review a series of facts; to sum up
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resuscitate
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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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slovenly
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untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
Definition
inactive, sluggish, dull
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