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Vocabulary Study 9
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11th Grade
03/23/2014

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Abridge
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To shorten, to diminish
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Alacrity
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Prompt and cheerful response
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Ambiguous
Definition
Having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
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Antipathy
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A dislike, distaste, or enmity
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Bombastic
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Using inflated language, pompous
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Decadent
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Decaying; declined
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Distend
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To expand, to swell
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Enervated
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Weakened; emasculation
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Estrange
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Alienate, separate
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Exonerate
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To free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
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Fatuous
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Foolish, silly in an obvious way, inane
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Impecunious
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Without money; destitute
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Induce
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To bring on or to bring about; cause, effect, influence
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Nefarious
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Extremely wicked, evil, vicious
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Nemesis
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Source of harm, powerful opponent
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Sated
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Satisfied fully, indulged to excess
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Stoic
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A stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
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Tact
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A keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
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Terse
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Concise; succinct, summary
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Transient
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Quickly passing, fleeting
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