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Vocab Words Group 5
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English
10th Grade
11/12/2006

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Recalcitrant
Definition
Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint
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Gambol
Definition
To dance and skip about in play; to frolic
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Abduction
Definition
A carrying away of a person against his/her will, or illegally
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Docile
Definition
Easy to manage
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Momento
Definition
a souvenir
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Overpower
Definition
To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power

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a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person cause etc.
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Perverse
Definition
Unreasonable
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Dank
Definition
Humid or Damp
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Advocate
Definition
To speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly
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Aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
having a sense of the beautiful

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a philosophical theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid at a given time and place
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Affable
Definition
Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly
showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant
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Affirmation
Definition
the act of an instance of affirming
the assertion that something exists or is true
law. solemn declaration accepted instead of a statement under oath
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Aggregate
Definition
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
Botany, (of a flower or fruit)
Geology (of a rock)
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Virtue
Definition
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness
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Limpid
Definition
characterized by clearness or transparency
calm untroubled serene
clear in style easily understandable
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Obfuscate
Definition
to darken or render indistinct or dim
to make obscure or difficult to understand
to confuse or bewilder
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Susurrus
Definition
a whispering or rustling sound, a murmur
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Sojourn
Definition
a temporary stay

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to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily
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Desolation
Definition
Devastation ruin
deprivation of companionship loneliness
sorrow grief woe
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Tutelary
Definition
having the guardianship or charge of proctecting a person or a thing; guardian
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