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Vocabulary 7
Random words that we're supposed to know.
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English
12th Grade
01/14/2010

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Insularity
Definition
qualities of an island; narrow mindedness of opinion
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Abhor
Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
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Diffidence
Definition
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
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Morose
Definition
Being sullen or gloomy
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Implausible
Definition
not believable
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Placate
Definition
to appease or to pacify by making concessions
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Poignant
Definition
Piercing, incisive, and keen
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Syntheseis
Definition
combining parts into a whole
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Accolade
Definition
praise, an award
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Voluble
Definition
ability to use words easily, fluent, and glib
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Vigilant
Definition
very alert, watchful
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Dearth
Definition
a lack, a scarcity
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Bequeath
Definition
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
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Ascetic
Definition
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
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Reiterate
Definition
to repeat
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toxic
Definition
poisonous
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expunge
Definition
to remove, to erase
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charlatan
Definition
one who claims to know something that he does not, a quake
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guile
Definition
deceitfulness,duplicity
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effervescent
Definition
showing high spirits
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ethereal
Definition
heavanly, unusally delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
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provincial
Definition
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
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incongruity
Definition
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
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spontaneous
Definition
having no external cause, acting on impulse
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conflagration
Definition
a large fire
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