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Vocabulary Mid-Term Review
Selected words from Units 1-8 in the Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop. These words are on the mid-term exam.
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2009

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hackneyed
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(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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innuendo
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(n.) a hint or indirect suggestion usually in a derogatory sense
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cajole
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(v.) to coax
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ameliorate
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(v) to improve or make better
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sangfroid
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(n.) composure or coolness in trying circumstances
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soporific
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(adj.) tending to cause sleep; (n.) something that induces sleep
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aggrandize
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(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
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unctuous
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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug
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tenuous
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(adj.) thin, slender, not dense
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provincial
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(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local
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jaded
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(adj.) wearied by excessive indulgence
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decadence
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration
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surreptitious
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(adj.) stealthy, secret, inteded to escape observation
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permeate
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(v.) to spread through
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meritorious
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(adj.) worthy; deserving recognition and praise
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ennui
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(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation; boredom
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aura
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(n.) ambience, atmosphere; a distinctive air or personal quality
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gossamer
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(adj.) thin, light, delicate: (n.) a very thin, light cloth
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vicarious
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(adj.) experienced by one person in place of another
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proclivity
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(n.) a natural or habitual tendency especially of human character
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irrevocable
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(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
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erudite
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(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish
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intrinsic
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(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature; essential
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filch
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(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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expedite
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(v.) to make easy
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lurid
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(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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circuitous
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(adj.) roundabout, not direct
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adventitious
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(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause
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wheedle
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(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
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caveat
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(n.) a warning or cation to prevent misunderstanding
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castigate
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(v.) to punish severely
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acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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dispassionate
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(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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intemperate
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(adj.) lacking in self-control, inclement, immoderate
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subservient
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient
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ignoble
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(adj.) mean, low, base
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fractious
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(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome
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sepulchral
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(adj.) extremely gloomy or dismal; typical of the tomb, funereal
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anomalous
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(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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