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Vocabulary Workshop ch. 1-2
vocab, syn. and ant.
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English
9th Grade
09/13/2006

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admonish
Definition
to caution, or advise against something, to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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breach
Definition
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

to create and opening, break throguh
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brigand
Definition
a bandit, robber, outlaw, higwayman
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circumspect
Definition
careful, cautious
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cumbersome
Definition
clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving
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deadlock
Definition
a standstill resulting form the opposition of two equal forces or fractions

to bring to such a standstill
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debris
Definition
scattered fragments, wreckage
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diffuse
Definition
to spread or scatter freely or widely

wordy, long-winded, or unfocused, scattered or widely spread
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dilemma
Definition
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
Definition
to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
Definition
to make a mess of, muddle through, to get by

a hopeless mess
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opiniated
Definition
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas having a closed mind.
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perennial
Definition
lasting for a long time, persistent

a plant that lives for many years
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predispose
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to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
Definition
to let go, give up
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salvage
Definition
to save form fire or shipwreck,

property thus saved
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spasmodic
Definition
sudden and violet btu breif; fitful; intermittent
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spurious
Definition
not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
Definition
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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adjourn
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to stop preceedings temperarily, move to another place
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alien
Definition
a citizen of another country


foreign, strange
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comely
Definition
having a pleasing appearence
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compensate
Definition
to make up for, to repay for services
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dissolute
Definition
loose in ones morals or behavior
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erratic
Definition
not regular or consistent; different form what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
Definition
the process of driving out or forcing out
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feint
Definition
a deliberatly deceptive movement; a pretense

to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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fodder
Definition
food for horses or cattle; raw materials for a designated purpose
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fortify
Definition
to strenthen, build up
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illedgible
Definition
difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
Definition
to make fun or rudely or unkindly

a rude remark or derision
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lucrative
Definition
bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
Definition
adverage, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
Definition
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
Definition
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
Definition
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, desmirch
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tanatlize
Definition
to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
Definition
breif and to the point
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unflinching
Definition
firm, showing no sign or fear, not drawing back
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verb
Definition
part of speech: sully
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admonish
Definition
the nurse rushed into the hostpital ocrridor to _________ the visitors who were creting a disturbance
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spurious
Definition
thoguh all modern schollars accept Macbeth and Shakespere's wprk, one or two of the scenes may be __________
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diffused
Definition
I added a few drops of food-coloring to the liquid and watched as they slowly ________ throguh it.
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circumspect
Definition
before i make ann investment, i study all aspects of the situation in a most methodical and ___________ manner
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breach
Definition
the water pouring throguh the ___________ in the dam threatenes to flood the entire valley
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adj
Definition
part of speech: medicore
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verb
Definition
part of speech: proliferate
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verb
Definition
part of speech: subjugate
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diffuse
Definition
syn. a rambling and confusing letter
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predispose
Definition
syn. make susceptible to infection
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efface
Definition
syn. oblitterated by erosion
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unbriddled
Definition
syn. an uncontrolled appetite for luxury
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cumbersome
Definition
syn. frustrated by slow moving procedures
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brigand
Definition
syn. captured by bandits
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deadlock
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syn. a stalemate in an arguement
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salvage
Definition
syn. able to rescue cherished momentos
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spasmatic
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syn. plahued by a fitful cough
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delima
Definition
syn. an unexpected predicament
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perenial
Definition
syn. recurring campaign issues
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muddle
Definition
syn. made a mess of the filing system
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breech
Definition
syn. a violation of security procedures
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debris
Definition
syn. to clear the wreckage
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spurrows
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ant. a valid arguement
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circumspect
Definition
ant. reckless
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opinionated
Definition
ant. open minded
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relinquish
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ant. retained
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admonish
Definition
ant. praised
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erratic
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ant. plain
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fortify
Definition
ant. UNDERMINED
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terse
Definition
ant. issued a "verbose" report on the economy
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dissolute
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ant. virtuous
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medicore
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ant. exceptional
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alien
Definition
syn. unfamiliar
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compensate
Definition
syn. reimburse
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subjugate
Definition
syn. master
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erratic
Definition
syn. unpredictable
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expullsion
Definition
syn. ouster
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feint
Definition
syn. dodged
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fodder
Definition
syn. feed
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illedgible
Definition
syn. indecipherable
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adjourned
Definition
syn. suspend
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lucrative
Definition
syn. gainful
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proliferate
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syn. gainful
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jeer
Definition
syn. taints
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tantalize
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syn. tempted
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unflinching
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syn. unwavering
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verb
Definition
part of speech: tantalize
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: terse
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: unflicnching
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noun
Definition
part of speech: expullsion
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noun, verb
Definition
part of speech: feint
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noun
Definition
part of speech: fodder
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verb
Definition
part of speech: fortify
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: illedgible
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verb, noun
Definition
part of speech: jeer
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: lucrative
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verb
Definition
part of speech: adjourn
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nound, adjetive
Definition
part of speech: alien
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: comely
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verb
Definition
part of speech: compensate
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: dissolute
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: erratic
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: unbridled
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: spurious
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: spasmodic
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verb
Definition
part of speech: salvage
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verb
Definition
part of speech: relinquish
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verb
Definition
part of speech: predispose
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: perennial
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: opinionated
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verb
Definition
part of speech: muddle
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verb
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part of speech: efface
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noun
Definition
part of speech: dilemma
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verb
Definition
part of speech: diffuse
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noun
Definition
part of speech: debris
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noun

verb
Definition
part of speech: deadlock
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: cumbersome
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verb
Definition
part of speech: commandeer
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adjetive
Definition
part of speech: circumspect
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noun
Definition
part of speech: brigand
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noun

verb
Definition
part of speech: breach
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verb
Definition
part of speech: admonish
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