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Vocabulary list 10
Williston-Northampton
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10th Grade
01/14/2007
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Finale
 Definition
the concluding part of a musical compostition or entertainment
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affinity
 Definition
an attraction to a person or a thing
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Definitive
 Definition
conclusive; final
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infinitesimal
 Definition
so small it cannot be measured
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finite
 Definition
having definite limits or bounds
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prima donna
 Definition
the first lady of an opera; any vain woman
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primeval
 Definition
primitive; of the first age
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primordial
 Definition
fundamental; primitive
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primogentiture
 Definition
ingeritance by the first born son
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introspection
 Definition
a looking into one's own mind or feelings
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introvert
 Definition
a shy, withdrawn person
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amphibious
 Definition
capable of living on both land and water
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amphitheater
 Definition
arena-like theater where the audience sits around the stage
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vulcanization
 Definition
the process of making rubber
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volcanic
 Definition
violently explosive
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assumed
 Definition
taken
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consumption
 Definition
a using up or wasting
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presumably
 Definition
supposedly
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sumptuous
 Definition
lavish; expensive
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presumptuous
 Definition
unduly bold; arrogant
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Acrimonious
 Definition
nagging; bitter
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Acidify
 Definition
to make sour (as to acidify the soil)
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Acrid
 Definition
stingingly bitter (in taste smell or speech)
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Germane
 Definition
relevant; closely related
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Germinate
 Definition
to sprout (said of seeds)
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germicide
 Definition
anything used to kill germs (externally)
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Agog
 Definition
eager; enthusiastic
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Demagogue
 Definition
one who stirs up people for personal or political gain
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Pedagogue
 Definition
a teacher
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Juncture
 Definition
a crucial point in time; a joining or point of joining
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Injunction
 Definition
a restraining order
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Adjunct
 Definition
someone who assists another
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Liberal
 Definition
broad minded
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Libertine
 Definition
a person without morals
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Liberate
 Definition
to free
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Habeas corpus
 Definition
(you have the body) a legal document...
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Habitat
 Definition
the natural environment of a plant or animal
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Habitual
 Definition
acting out of habit
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rehabilitate
 Definition
to make able again
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Habitable
 Definition
fit to be lived in
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eulogy
 Definition
words of praise, especially for the dead
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euphonious
 Definition
having a pleasing sound
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euphemism
 Definition
the use of a pleasant word instead of offensive one
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euphoria
 Definition
a feeling of well-being; ecstasy
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euthanasia
 Definition
mercy killing
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eugenics
 Definition
use of breeding to improve the race
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euthenics
 Definition
improving mankind by adjusting the evironment
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eunuch
 Definition
a castrated male
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apportion
 Definition
to give out a share to each; allocate
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proportionate
 Definition
having the correct balance or symmetry
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disproportionately
 Definition
not fairly divided
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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eloquent
 Definition
expressing oneself with fluency and force
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soliloquy
 Definition
when a character on stage speaks his thoughts out loud to the audience
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computation
 Definition
calculation
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dispute
 Definition
argue; quarrel
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disputable
 Definition
debatable; moot
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repute
 Definition
esteem; regard
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accord
 Definition
agreement; harmony
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discord
 Definition
lack of harmony; disagreement
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dejection
 Definition
depression; despair
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adjacent
 Definition
next to; nearby
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conjecture
 Definition
an opinion; quess
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eject
 Definition
to throw out
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incumbent
 Definition
one who officially holds an office
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incubate
 Definition
to hatch
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encumbrance
 Definition
an burden; impediment
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incubus
 Definition
a nightmare
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succumb
 Definition
to yield to a superior force
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recumbent
 Definition
leaning back; lying down
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vicar
 Definition
an assistant to a rector
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vicarious
 Definition
experiencing through another's experience
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vicissitudes
 Definition
sudden changes in fortune; ups and downs
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fume
 Definition
to rage in an emotional outburst
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furnigate
 Definition
to destroy germs and vermin by "smoking" them out
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multilingual
 Definition
able to speak many languages
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multiplex
 Definition
multiple
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multifarious
 Definition
varied; diversified
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hypnotic
 Definition
inducing a sleep like state
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hypnophobia
 Definition
fear of sleep
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