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Vocabulary Energizers
A buildup of cards from all year long for Mr. Smiths vocab quizzes
16
English
10th Grade
09/28/2008

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Term
Achilles' heel
Definition
a weak point

he was shot in the heel and that was killed his heel was his.....
Term
stentorian
Definition
VERY LOUD

operas singers have a stentorian voice
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mnemonic
Definition
Assisting memory like a little reminder to help you out

SOHCAHTOA --> sine cosine tangent
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fathom
Definition
to understand or comprehend
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serendipity
Definition
ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
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desultory
Definition
random, aimless
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pariah
Definition
social outcast
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tawdry
Definition
showy and cheap
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pecuniary
Definition
relating to money
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impecunious
Definition
having little or no money
being poor
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spartan
Definition
severe, rigorous, disciplined
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gadfly
Definition
person who continually annoys others
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homage
Definition
action showing respect and honor
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spurn
Definition
scornfully refuse or reject
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pedigree
Definition
ancestry, line of descent
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pittance
Definition
small amount, especially of money
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