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Vocab. List 1
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11th Grade
02/18/2009

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piquant
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1. engaging; charming
2. favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy
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vapid
Definition
lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force
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chutzpah
Definition
nerve;audacity
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burgeon
Definition
to grow and expand rapidly
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defile
Definition
to make unclean or impure.
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entice
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to attract by arousing hope or desire; lure.
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exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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intimate
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to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest
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perpetrate
Definition
to commit; to be responsible for
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relinquish
Definition
to renounce or surrender ; to give up; to let go
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acquiesce
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to submit or comply silently or without protest; agree ; consent
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ubiquitous
Definition
existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent
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atone
Definition
to make amends or reparation
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coerce
Definition
to compel by force,intimidation, or authority without regard for individual desire
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disparage
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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
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evince
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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
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feign
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to represent fictitiously (fake)
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nurture
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to feed and protect; bring up
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redress
Definition
to set right; remedy or repair
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stigmatize
Definition
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
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