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Vocab
Unit 7-9
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English
12th Grade
02/13/2008
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Abeyance
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suspension; being temporarily inactive
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ambivalent
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having opposite and conflicting feelings about something or someone.
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beleaguer
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to harass
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carte blanche
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full freedom or authoriy to act at one's own discretion; free rein
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cataclysm
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sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; catastrophe, disaster.
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debauch
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(V)to corrupt morally, seduce;

(N) an act or occasion of disapation of a vice. 
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eclat
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celebrity
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fastidious
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overly demanding or hard to please; meticulous
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gambol
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jump or skip about playfully; frolic
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imbue
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to soak or stain thoroughly; infuse
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inchoate
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just beginning; not fully formed or shaped
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lampoon
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malicious satire; parody; to ridicule
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malleable
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adaptable into diff. shapes
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nemesis
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an unbeatable rival
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opt
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to make choice or decision; choose
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phillistine
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lacking in or smugly indifferent to cultural artistic values or refinements;
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picaresque
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involving or characteristic of adventures
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queasy
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nauseated or uneasy
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refactory
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stubborn
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savior-faire
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the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence; finesse, sophistication
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abberation
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deviation
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ad hoc
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improvised
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bane
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poison; spoiler
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bathos
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comedown; anticlimax
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered; cranky
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casuistry
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specious argument
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de facto
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actually existing
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depredation
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outrage
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empathy
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sympathetic understanding
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harbinger

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forerunner
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hedonism

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pleasure seeking
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lackluster
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dull
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malcontent
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dissatisfied
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mellifluous

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musical

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nepotism
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undue favoritism
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pander
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indulge
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peccadillo
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minor sin or offense
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piece de resistance
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centerpiece
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remand
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return
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syndrome
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symptoms that characterize a disease or disorder.
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beatitude
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state of perfect happiness
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bete noire
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pet peeve
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bode
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foreshadow
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dank

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unpleasantly wet
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ecumenical
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general; comprehensive
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fervid
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extremely heated
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fetid
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foul smelling
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gargantuan
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enormous
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heyday
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period of great success
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incubus
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burden
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infrastructure
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basic foundation or framework
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inveigle
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to entice
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kudos
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praise
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lagniappe
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extra or unexpected gift
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prolix
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long-winded and wordy
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protege
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trainee
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prototype
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original pattern or model.
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sycophant
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slanderer
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tautology
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needless repitition of something
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truckle
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stoop
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