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VOCABULARY UNIT 1
Chapters 1-5
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English
10th Grade
09/20/2009

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new and untried; inexperienced; newly hatched
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fledgling
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luxury
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opulence
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closeness
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proximity
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overused; stale; trite
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hackneyed
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impossible to deny
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unassailable
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big; bulky
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voluminous
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a natural attraction or liking
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affinity
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to take place of
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supplant
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wise; sensible
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sagacious
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constant; without stopping
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incessant
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a person who hates or distrusts mankind
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misanthrope
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children; descendants
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progency
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bubbling with high spirits
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efferscent
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not influenced by emotion; impartial
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dispassionate
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rudely abrupt; curt
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brusque
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casual indifference; lack of concern
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nonchalance
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indefatigable
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untiring
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seemingly unaffected by pain or discomfort
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stoic
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ravenous; cosuming or eager to consume large amounts
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voracious
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very gloomy or sullen
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morose
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too thrifty; stingy
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parsimomious
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wasteful and reckless with money
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prodigal
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high-spirited enthusiasm
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exuberance
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to twist and turn; as in pain or discomfort
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writhe
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a condition of moral deterioration; decay
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decadence
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worthy of imitation
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exemplary
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unable to pay debts; penniless
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insolvent
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to merge or form one whole
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coalesce
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done in secret or sly way; stealthy
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surreptitious
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occurring as a minor consequence of something more important
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incidental
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complaining; whining
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querulous
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to attack or ridicule through humorous imitation
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lampoon
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blame; a rebuke
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reproach
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briefness; shortness of duration
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brevity
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a state of mental or physical inactivity; sluggishness
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torpor
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a theft
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heist
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not sensible; not properly serious; silly
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frivolous
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mercy in judging; leniency
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clemency
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not harmed or injured
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unscathed
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a short period of rest and relief; time out
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respite
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lightness of manner or speech
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levity
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to move aimlessy
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meander
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of minor importance or relevance; only slightly connected with what is essential
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peripheral
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to sway indecisively between two opinions
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vacillate
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extremely expressive and persuasive
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eloquent
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not readily noticeable or eye-catching
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unobtrusive
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the specialized language of people in the same career
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jargon
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to prove truth of; confirm
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substantiate
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a scarcity; lack
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dearth
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abundant; in plentiful supply
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copious
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