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Vocab #2
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English
9th Grade
03/15/2012

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Benevolent
Definition
"Wishing well", kind, charitable
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Decadent
Definition
growing worse, declining, deteriorating
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Deciduous
Definition
having leaves that fall off at the end of the growing season
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Dispassionate
Definition
calm,composed, impartial (opposite of passionate)
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Dissent
Definition
feel differently, differ in opinion, disagree
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Impunity
Definition
State of not being punished, freedom from punishment, immunity
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Incessant
Definition
Not ceasing, ceaseless, continuing
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Inhospitable
Definition
unfriendly, not showing kindness to guests
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Insoluble
Definition
Incapable of being solved, or unable to dissolve in water
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Irrevocable
Definition
Irreversible, unable to be revoked
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Maladjusted
Definition
badly adjusted, out of harmony with the environment
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Malevolent
Definition
"wishing ill", vicious, malicious
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Malice
Definition
"ill will", desire to harm one, malevolent
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Secede
Definition
"go apart", withdraw
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Sedition
Definition
going apart from/ against established government, treason
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