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Vocabulary Week 9 List
Not Too Scary Vocabulary List Disdain-Egocentric
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English
11th Grade
11/21/2011
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disdain
 Definition
hate or contempt
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disparage
 Definition
to put down or belittle
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jaunty
 Definition
lively
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precocious
 Definition
marked by extremely early development or maturity
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lark
 Definition

an old world bird with melodious song

or

a prank

or

carefree adventure

 
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dogma
 Definition
an authoritative belief or principle
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dogmatic
 Definition
marked by stubborn assertions or beliefs
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dogged
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tenacious, stubbornly persistent
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doleful
 Definition
mournful, sad
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dormant
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inactive
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innate
 Definition
inborn
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draconian
 Definition
extremely harsh and severe and cruel
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duplicity
 Definition
cunning (duplicity)
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nefarious
 Definition
evil, wicked
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ebb
 Definition
decline or diminish, recede
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ebullient
 Definition
bubbling with enthusiasm
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eclectic
 Definition
from a variety of sources
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eccentric
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odd, kooky, strange, off center
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efface
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to erase, wipe out, destroy or obliterate
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effervescent
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bubbling, often refers to an enthusiastic personality
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lethargy
 Definition
extreme lack of energy
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effusion
 Definition
pouring forth; an unrestrained outpouring of emotion
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effusive
 Definition
gushing, overflowing with emotion
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egocentric
 Definition
self-centered
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