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Vocabulary Set 18
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English
11th Grade
05/30/2013

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Incendiary
Definition
Causing to excite or inflame.
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Apotheosis
Definition
The finest example.
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Contiguous
Definition
Making contact or touching at some point; side by side.
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Auspicious
Definition
Signaling favorable or promising results.
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Vociferous
Definition
Marked by noise; loud.
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Avuncular
Definition
Similar to an uncle.
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Proletariat
Definition
Working class or lower class.
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Tenacious
Definition
Strongly held; not easy to separate.
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Specious
Definition
Deceptive or misleading.
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Refractory
Definition
Unmangeable or difficult to control; willful.
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Inimitable
Definition
Cannot be imitated.
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Malfeasance
Definition
Poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official.
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Platonic
Definition
Marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction.
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Pontificate
Definition
Speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way.
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Prurient
Definition
Given to lustful or lewd thoughts.
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