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Vocabulary 17
Vocab 17
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English
10th Grade
03/06/2012

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Fickle
Definition
Likely to change for no apparent reason
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Capricious
Definition
sudden mood changes or behavior
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mercurial
Definition
subject to sudden change
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Erratic
Definition
Unpredictable
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flighty
Definition
irresponsible
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Filch
Definition
To steal little value things
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Purloin
Definition
To steal
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Heist
Definition
To steal a large amount
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Foible
Definition
A minor, amusing fault in character
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Failing
Definition
A weakness
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
A mode of behavior peculiar to an individual
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Crotchet
Definition
An unfound belief or notion
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Force - Stall
Definition
To secure an advantage or prevent a loss by previous actions
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Hinder
Definition
to create diffculties for someone
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Thwart
Definition
To prevent someone from accomplishing something
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Frustrate
Definition
To prevent from succeeding
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Preclude
Definition
To prevent from happening
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Obviate
Definition
to avoid or remove
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Formidable
Definition
Arousing fear or admiration because of the unusual size or superiority of the thing involved

Difficult to do because of the size involved
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Redoubtable
Definition
dreadful, terrible or awful
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Paltry
Definition
Petty or trivial
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Puny
Definition
poor in quality amount or size
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Fortuitous
Definition
Occurring by chance or accident
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Inadvertent
Definition
Made through a lack of care
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Adventitious
Definition
Happening according to chance than design
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Frugal
Definition
Thrifty or economical

Involving little expense
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Prudent
Definition
Acting or showing care with what will happen in the future
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Provident
Definition
Timely preparation for the future
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Scanty
Definition
Small or insufficient in amount
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Parsimonious
Definition
Unwilling to spend money or use resources
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Penurious
Definition
Extremely poor
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Niggardly
Definition
Not generous
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Prodigal
Definition
Spending resources extravagantly
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Fulsome
Definition
Excessive and offensive to good taste and obviously insincere
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Inordinate
Definition
Unusually large
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Repulsive
Definition
Arousing intense distaste
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Odious
Definition
Extremely unpleasant
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Vulgar
Definition
Lacking good taste
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Crass
Definition
Lacking sensitivity or consideration
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Futile
Definition
Incapable of producing the desired result
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vain
Definition
producing no result
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Fruitless
Definition
Failing to achieve the desired result
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Idle
Definition
Spend time doing nothing
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Bootless
Definition
useless
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efficacious
Definition
successful in producing a desired result
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Adroitness
Definition
skillful ability
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Dexterity
Definition
Skill in performing tasks, especially with hands
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Facility
Definition
Readiness or ease due to skill
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Savoir Faire
Definition
The ability to act or speak apropriately in situations
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Finesse
Definition
Skill, delicacy or subtlety in handling a situation

To accomplish by subtle or skillful maneuvering
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Finagle
Definition
To obtain by devious means
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Flagrant
Definition
Extremely conspicuous
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Heinous
Definition
highly offensive
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Brazen
Definition
Shameless or impudent
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Egregious
Definition
Extraordinary in some bad way
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Arrant
Definition
Notorious
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Flaunt
Definition
To show off in a conspicuous way
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Sport
Definition
to wear with ostentation
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Flout
Definition
To treat openly with scorn
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Scoff at
Definition
To mock or jeer
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Deride
Definition
To ridicule
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fluctuate
Definition
To constantly change
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Vacillate
Definition
To waver between two sides
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Oscillate
Definition
To go between two extremes of opinions
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long suit
Definition
An outstanding personal quality
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Frustrate
Definition
To stop from proceeding further
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stave off
Definition
debar, prevent occurrence of
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Casual
Definition
Irregular
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immoderate
Definition
insensible; excessive
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USAGE NOTE: Flout
Definition
Don't confuse Flout with Flaunt; synonyms in nonstandard english
Term
USAGE NOTE: Foible
Definition
When certain foibles become too pronounced, they turn into obsessions or into phobias
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USAGE NOTE: Fortuitous
Definition
Don't confuse with fortunate; fortuitous can be fortunate or unfortunate (good rather than bad). fortuitous refers to the way something happened while fortunate refers to its results
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Prefix: Fore; for
Definition
Fore: Before, in advance, earlier

For: away, off OR completely, utterly
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Root: Flu, Fluct
Definition
Flu/Fluct: flow
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Imbroglio
Definition
complicated, embarrassing situation
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Sotto Voce
Definition
In a quiet voice
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Prima Donna
Definition
A very tempermental person
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Libretto
Definition
The text of an oprea or long work
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Salvo
Definition
A number of weapons released in succession
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Manifesto
Definition
A public declaration of policy and aims
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scenario
Definition
A postulated sequence of events
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Vista
Definition
A pleasing or mental view of events
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cognoscenti
Definition
people who are very well informed about a specific subject
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Gala
Definition
A social occasion
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Virtuoso
Definition
A person with high knowledge of art
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Monetary Policy
Definition
How monetary authority controls the supply of money
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Bull Market
Definition
A market in which share prices are rising
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Windfall profits
Definition
profit that controls unexpectedly through an event not able to be controlled
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Liability
Definition
The state of being responsible for something
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Prime Interest Rate
Definition
The interest rate that banks charge their customers with high credit ratings on short term loans
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Market Economy
Definition
An economy that relies on market forces to allocate goods and services
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Free Enterprise
Definition
An economic system in which a business competes without being controlled by state
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