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Vocab Week 9
Woods Vocab Week 9
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11th Grade
04/19/2007
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Concupiscent
 Definition
Sexual desire
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Sesquipedalian
 Definition
Long and ponderous, many syllables
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Dudgeon
 Definition
Sullen or angry humor
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Captious
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Trying to find fault and make petty criticisms
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Pungent
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Biting, penetrating
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Entropy
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Measure of capacity of a system to undergo spontaneous change
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Excoriate
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Abrade or chafe
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Eschew
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Shun; carefully avoid
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Amalgam
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Any mixture of diverse elements
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Simian
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Resembling a monkey or ape
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Derivative
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Adapted from something else
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Irascible
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Prone to outbursts of anger
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