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Vocabulary Unit 8
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10th Grade
03/27/2007
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Manifest
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1. Obvious;clear; 2. make clear or evident
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Maverick
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a person who acts independently of a group
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Meander
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Wind on a course; go aimlessly
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mellifluous
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flowing sweetly and smoothly
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mercenary
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working or done for payment only
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metamorphasis
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change of form
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meticulous
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exacting; precise
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mitigate
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alleviate; lessen; soothe by moderating
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molten
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melted
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morose
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moody; despondent
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motif
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theme
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motility
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the quality of exibiting spontaneious motion
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mundane
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ordinary; commonplace
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munifiscent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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myriad
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innumberably; countless; many
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nebulous
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1. cloudy; hazy;2. unclear, vauge
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neophyte
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beginner; newcomer
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nettle
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annoy; irritate
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nostalgic
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longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
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nullify
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cancel; invalidate
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oaf
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1. a misshapen child; 2. a stupid, clumsy fellow
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obdurant
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stubborn; inflexible
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obilterate
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destroy completely
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; survile; brown-noser
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obsolete
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out of date; posse
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occult
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mystical; mysterious; beyond human understanding
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ominous
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threatening
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omniscient
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having universal knowledge
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opaque
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dull; cloudy; nontransparent
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opulence
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wealth; fortune
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ornate
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elaborate; lavish; decorate
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oscillate
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1. to swing to and fro;2. indecisive; fluctuate
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ossify
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to fxi rigidly in a practice, custom, attitude, etc...
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ostensible
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1. proper to be shown;2. declared, but not actual
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ostracize
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to cast out or banish
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palliate
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1. to alleviate or ease;2. to make appear less serious
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pallid
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sallow; colorless; pale
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palpable
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tangible; apparent
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panagyric
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a formal speech written in praise of a distinguished person
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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paraphenalia
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equpiment; accessories
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partisan
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1. supporter; follower;2. biased; one-sided
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passive
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submissive; unassertive
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pathology
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the study of the nature of disease, the causes and symptoms and the structure and functional changes
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pedagorgue
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a dogmatic teacher
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penchant
 Definition
strong liking or fondness
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