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Vocabulary Workshop
Second Semester Exam Review
53
General Vocab
9th Grade
01/30/2012

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adieu
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(int.) "Farewell"; (n) a farewell
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advent
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(n.)an arrival; a coming into place or view
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apex
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(n.) the highest point, tip
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assimilate
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(v.)to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
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exorbitant
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(adj.)unreasonably high; excessive
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inundate
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(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
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meander
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(v.)to wander about, wind about; (n.)a sharp turn or twist
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metropolis
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(n.)a large city; the chief city of an area
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shoddy
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(adj.)of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
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sprightly
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(adj.)lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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tirade
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(n.)a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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perilous
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(adj.)dangerous
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dwindle
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(v.) to lesson, diminish
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escalate
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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
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accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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facilitate
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(v.) to make easier; to assist
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venture
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(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) toexpose to danger; to dare
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remunerate
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(v.) to reward, pay reimburse
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forestall
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(v.) to prevent by acting first
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wily
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(adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning
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brevity
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(n.) shortness
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concise
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(adj.) expressing much in a few words
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humane
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(adj.) kind, merciful
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maltreat
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(v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely
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lithe
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(adj.) bending easily, limber
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brawny
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(adj.) strong, muscular
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scuttle
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(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail
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candid
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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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render
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(v.) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
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contend
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(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue
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warp
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(v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality
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paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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incessant
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time
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slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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atone
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(v.) to make up for
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impel
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(v.) to force, drive forward
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blanch
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(v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
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recoil
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(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back
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exploit
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(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed
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impair
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(v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm
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blasphemy
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(n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for
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preamble
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(n.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
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ponder
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(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
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disentangle
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((v.) to free from tangles or complications
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annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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ghastly
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(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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irreverent
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(adj.) desrespectful
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skeptical
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(adj.) inclinied to doubt; slow to accept something as true
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pugnacious
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(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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sparse
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(adj.) meager, scant; scattered
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horde
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(n.) a vast number (as of people): a throng
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