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Vocabulary 12
Chapter 12
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English
10th Grade
06/02/2010

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Dapper
Definition
Neatly and stylishly dressed
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Natty
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Smart and fashionable
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Spruce
Definition
smart, trim, elegant in appearance
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Unkempt
Definition
dirty, untidy, not kept up
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Frowsy
Definition
having a dingy, scruffy, neglected appearance
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Frumpy
Definition
Dowdy, unstylish
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Dowdy
Definition
Plain, and unstylish...lacking in neatness
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Defect
Definition
[NOUN]:
A flaw or shortcoming
[VERB]:
To desert one country, cause or the like for another
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Failing
Definition
weakness or defect
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Forsake
Definition
to abandon
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Bolt
Definition
to run away from; to run off
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Repudiate
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with; to desert
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abjure
Definition
to renounce or reject with great seriousness, to abandon forever
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Defer
Definition
[VERB]:
To put off/ postpone

To yield courteously to the judgments or wishes of someone else
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table
Definition
hold back to a later time
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Shelve
Definition
to store, set aside, halt
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Bow to
Definition
To yield to another's wish or opinion
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accede to
Definition
To yield to...to agree to
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expedite
Definition
To accelerate the progress of; to perform a task fast and efficiently
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Facilitate
Definition
to make easy/easier
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Hasten
Definition
to move in a quick fashion, to make someone speed up or make something happen quicker
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Spurn
Definition
reject disdainfully; reject something by pushing it away w/ foot
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Dejected
Definition
[ADJECTIVE]:
In very low spirits
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Despondent
Definition
in low spirit from loss of hope or courage
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Morose
Definition
sullen, gloomy, showing a brooding ill humour
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Elated
Definition
extremely happy
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exultant
Definition
very happy, esp. at someone else's failure/defeat
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Jubilant
Definition
in a state of feeling joy, pride, optimism
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Delete
Definition
[VERB]:
To strike out / remove
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expunge
Definition
to erase, strike out, eliminate completely
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Efface
Definition
to cause to disappear as if by rubbing out / striking out
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excise
Definition
to cut out, remove
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Retain
Definition
To keep in possession or use
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Delineate
Definition
[VERB]:
To make an accurate line drawing or diagram of; to portray or describe in detail
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Set forth
Definition
to explain something
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delinquent
Definition
[ADJECTIVE]:
Neglectful of a duty or obligation; seriously overdue

[NOUN]:
A person who fails to perform a duty; an offender
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Remiss
Definition
At fault, failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, obligation
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Derelict
Definition
Negligent in performing a duty
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Owing
Definition
still to be paid owed as debt
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scofflaw
Definition
one who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summons
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Malefactor
Definition
a criminal or felon
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Punctilious
Definition
strictly attentive to detail, precise
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scrupulous
Definition
exactly and carefully conducted
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conscientious
Definition
thorough, careful, implies a desire to do a task well
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Paid up
Definition
given what you should receive
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Delude
Definition
[VERB]:
To mislead or deceive
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Gull
Definition
to deceive or cheat; to mislead
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Cozen
Definition
to cheat, to defraud, usually by small arts
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Hoodwink
Definition
to decieve or trick
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beguile
Definition
to deceive or trick though cunning deception
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Demure
Definition
[ADJECTIVE]:
Modest and reserved in dress, manner, or behaviour
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sedate
Definition
in a composed or temperate/calm state
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Prim
Definition
easily offended or shocked, overly correct in behaviour
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decorous
Definition
marked by proper behaviour
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Jaunty
Definition
Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner
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Bumptious
Definition
very pushy, self assertive
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Denouement
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[NOUN]:
The point at which the plot of a novel or drama is finally resolved
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Desultory
Definition
Shifting from one thing to another without reason/purpose
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deviate
Definition
To move away from, esp. what is condiered normal right accepted
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Gauche
Definition
Awkward or lacking in social graces
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Adept
Definition
skilled; completely knowledgeable
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Exterous
Definition
Skillful in using one's hands or mind; clever
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Devout
Definition
Deeply religious, earnest, sincere
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Devoid
Definition
empty, lacking in
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Bereft
Definition
pained by the loss of someone
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Fraught with
Definition
filled with
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Teeming with
Definition
abundantly filled with esp living things
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