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Vocabulary 8&9
Vocab 8 and 9
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English
11th Grade
01/22/2012

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Vocab 8
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Vocab 8
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Acrimonious
Definition
Adj. Stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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Bovine
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adj. Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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n. Dismay/confusion
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corpulent
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adj. Fat, having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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v. to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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adj. impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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n. disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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v. to cause to disappear; to scatter
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expurgate
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v. to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text
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gauntlet
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n. an armored or protective glove; a challenge
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hypothetical
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adj. based on an assumption or guess
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ignoble
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adj. mean, low, base
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impugn
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v. to call to question; to attack as false
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intemperate
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adj. immoderate, lacking in self control; inclement
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odium
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n. hatred, contempt
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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v. to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over
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squeamish
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adj. inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset
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subservient
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adj. subordinate in capacity or role
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susceptible
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adj. open to; easily influenced`
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Vocab 9
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Vocab 9
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abate
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v. to make less in amount, degree, etc.
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adulation
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n. praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
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n. an object of intense dislike
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astute
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adj. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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n. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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culpable
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adj. deserving blame
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dilatory
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adj. tending to delay or procrastinate Synonym: Joe Truland :)
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egregious
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adj. conspicuous , standing out from the mass
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equivocate
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v. to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
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evanescent
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adj. vanishing, soon passing away
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irresolute
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adj. unable to make up ones mind
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nebulous
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adj. cloudlike, resembling a cloud
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novice
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n. one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also adj)
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penury
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n. extreme poverty; barrenness
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pretentious
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adj. done for show, striving to make a big impression
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recapitulate
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v. to review a series of facts; to sum up
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resuscitate
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v. to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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slovenly
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adj. untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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n. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
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adj. inactive, sluggish, dull
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