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Vocab week 3 30 words
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English
10th Grade
10/13/2010

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eminent
Definition
high in station, rank, or repute, prominent, distinguished.
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solicitous
Definition
anxious or concerned
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daunted
Definition
to overcome with fear;intimidate
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feint
Definition
a movement made in order to deceive on adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point as a distraction from the point of attack
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accrue
Definition
to happen or result as a natural growth
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efficacious
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capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as means, measure, remedy
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perennial
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lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring
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gnarled
Definition
bent, twisted, weather beaten appearance
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requited
Definition
to make repayment or return
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staunch
Definition
firm or steadfast, adherence, loyalty
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covet
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to desire wrongfully; inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others
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encumber
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to impede or hinder; hamper;retard;block up
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adversity
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fortune or fate, condition marked by misfortune, distress
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parry
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to ward off, fencing avert
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deign
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to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity, condescend, give or grant.
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ablution
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a cleansing with water or other liquid, religious ritual.
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statute
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law, an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
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engender
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to produce, cause, or give rise to.
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prowess
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exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, skill or strength
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superfluity
Definition
superabundant or excessive amount
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blatant
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brazenly obvious, flagrant, noisy or loud
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afflict
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to distress with mental or bodily pain, trouble greatly or grievously; overthrow or defeat
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reparation
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the making of amends for wrong or jury done
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abyss
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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf or cavity.
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gesticulate
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to make or use gestures, instead of speech
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derisive
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characterized by or expressing derision, contemptuous, mocking
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cloister
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a covered walk, in a religious institution, open colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
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mire
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a tract or area of wet, swampy ground, slimy soil
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another, rambling
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prerogative
Definition
an exclusive right, privilege, virtue of rank, limited to specific person
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