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Vocabulary Units 13-15
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English
9th Grade
01/21/2010

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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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favorables; fortunate
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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efface
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to wipe out
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eminent
Definition
famous, outstanding
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mediocre
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average, ordinary
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proliferate
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reproduce, increase
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semblence
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a likeness; an outward appearance
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spurious
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not true, not valid
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usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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apportion
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to divide and give out in shapes
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bona fide
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genuine; sincere
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buoyant
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able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
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clique
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a small exclusive group of people
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concede
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to admit as true; to yield, submit
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congenial
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getting on well with others, agreeable, pleasant
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lofty
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very high; noble
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migration
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a movement from one country or region to another
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perceive
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to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
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perverse
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inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
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prelude
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an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
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rancid
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stale, spoiled
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rustic
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country-like;one who lives in the country
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sever
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to separate, divide into parts
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sordid
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wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
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untenable
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not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
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versatile
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able to do many things well; capable of many uses
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vindicate
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to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify
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wane
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to lose size, strength, or power
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annex
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to add to, attach; an attachment or addition
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cleave
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to cut or split open; to cling to
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cordial
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in a friendly manner, hearty; a liqueur
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cornerstone
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the starting point of a building
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debacle
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a complete collapse or failure
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devitalize
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to make weak or lifeless
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embroil
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to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
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exonerate
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to clear from a charge or accusation
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless
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haphazard
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by chance, not planned; lacking order
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improvise
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to compose or perform without preparation
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incite
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to stir up
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influx
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a coming in, inflow
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pallor
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an extreme or unnatural paleness
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pedigree
Definition
a list of ancestors, family tree
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precipitous
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very steep
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profuse
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very abundant; given or flowing freely
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reconcile
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to restore to friendship
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shackle
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to put into chains
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threadbare
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shabby old and worn
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abase
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to lower in esteem
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actuate
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to move to action
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avert
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to turn aside, turn away, prevent
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boorish
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rude; clumsy
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brunt
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the main impact
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combatant
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a fighter
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dormant
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inactive; in a state of suspension
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dubious
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causing uncertainty or suspicion; doubtful state of mind
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harangue
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to deliver out loud, ranting speech
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harry
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harass
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impenitent
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not feeling remorse or sorrow
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knave
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a tricky, unprincipled fellow
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legion
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a large military force, any large group
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liberality
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generosity, generous act
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plaintiff
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one who begins a lawsuit
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probe
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to examine; an investigation
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protract
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to draw out or lengthen in space or time
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quarry
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to cut from; a place from which stone is taken from
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spurn
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to refuse with scorn
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subterfuge
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an excuse or trick for escaping
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