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Vocab Workshop G (2)
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English
11th Grade
12/08/2010

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Accost
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to confront in a challenging/aggressive way; approach
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animadversion
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a comment of strong disapproval
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avid
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keen; intensely eager
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brackish
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salty; unpleasant to drink
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celerity
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swiftness; rapid motion/action
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devious
Definition
wandering from a straight course; done in a shifty/ sketchy way
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gambit
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taking a risk now to have an advantage later
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halcyon
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calm, tranquil, happy, prosperous
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histrionic
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theatrical, melodramatic
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incendiary
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starts up fire; incites problems/ rebellion; provocative
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maelstrom
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a big ass whirlpool; a chaotic situation
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myopic
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nearsighted; lacking foresight or discernment
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overt
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open; easily recognized
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pejorative
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derogatory;expressing disapproval or disparagement
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propriety
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what is proper or socially acceptable; corectness
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sacrelige
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improper treatment of that which is sacred
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summarily
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without delay or formality
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suppliant
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asking humbly and earnestly; a petitioner/ suitor
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talisman
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an object believed to have magical powers; an amulet
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undulate
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to move in a wavelike motion; ripple
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Atrophy
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wasting away of a body organ or tissue.
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Bastion
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a fortified place; stronghold
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concord
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a state of agreement, harmony; a pact
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consummate
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complete or perfect in the highest degree; to complete/ perfect.
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disarray
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confusion, disorder; to throw into disorder
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exigency
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urgency, pressure; an emergency
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flotsam
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floating debris; homeless, broke folk.
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frenetic
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frenzied; highly agitated
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glean
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gathering little by little
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grouse
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a complaint; also a game bird
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incarcerate
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to imprison; in the penny
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incumbent
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required; current officeholder
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jocular
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funny joking
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ludicrous
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straight crazy; the dumbest thing possibly ever heard.
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mordant
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harsh; hella bitter
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nettle
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a prickly plant; to really piss off someone
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pecuniary
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something related to money
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; mean spirited
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acuity
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sharpness of mind and hearing and stuff
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delineate
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to portray, sketch or describe
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depraved
Definition
lacking moral principles
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enervate
Definition
weaken or lessen the moral of
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esoteric
Definition
understood by a select few
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