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Vocab list #16
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11th Grade
02/08/2009
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salient

 Definition
 significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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recant
 Definition
to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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jocular
 Definition
humorous; lighthearted
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palliate
 Definition
to ease; to lessen; to soothe
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malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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recreant
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a coward; a traitor
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affinity
 Definition
an attraction to
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impalpable
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unable to be felt; intagible
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fiscal
 Definition
pertaining to finances
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regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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miscreant
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a vicious person
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flagellate
 Definition
to whip; to lash
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lascivious
 Definition
lustful or lewd


Syn: wanton(random/desiring to do harm/lacking discipline) ; obscene
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flout
 Definition
to ridicule; to show contempt for
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salacious
 Definition
obscene; lustful

Syn:lecherous
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