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Vocab #4 2nd Semester
Najd Vocab List Semester 2
21
English
11th Grade
03/06/2012

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mendicant
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poor, beggar, asking for help
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mien
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bearing manner or appearance; demeanor
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motley
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diversity, variety, assorted
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munificent
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generous, lavish bestowing of gifts or entertainment
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myriad
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plentiful
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nonchalant
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appearing casually disinterested
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noxious
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injuries to hearth or morale; harmful, hurtful
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obdurate
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hardened in wickedness; inflexible, not giving in; dogmatic stubborn
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obeisance
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gesture of respect, homage, a curtsy, or bow
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obsequious
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servile compliance, fawning; submissive, obedient
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly, defiant, aggressive, defiant, unmanageable, rude
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obtrude
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to force your ideas or opinions when not asked: brash, unattractively shown
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obtuse
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not sharp, blunt, stupid, dull (as in pain)
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odious
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abhorrent, repugnant, offensive
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ostentatious
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showy, flamboyant, pretentious: boastful, showiness
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ostracize
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shun, banish from group: exile
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palpable
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easily perceived, obvious: tangible
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parsimony
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stinginess, frugality: miserly
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pedantic
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detailed academics: school master
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penury
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abject poverty: destitution
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perfidy
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violation of trust: deceit, disloyal
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