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Vocabulary #1
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10
English
12th Grade
09/14/2008

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Reprove
Definition

Meaning: To Scold

 

"I was forced to reprove the student for violating dress code."

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Pessimism
Definition

Meaning: Negativity

 

"I think the reason why most students fail, is because they are full of so much pessimism."

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Miser
Definition

Meaning: To Whord ;To keep for yourself

 

"My sister is a Miser, she keeps all her money for herself."

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Jocular
Definition

Meaning: Joking; Humorous

 

"In order to be a comedian, you must be very jocular."

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Bolster
Definition

Meaning:  To support Physically

 

" The table legs bolster the top of the table to keep it from falling to the ground"

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Caricature
Definition

Meaning: An Exagerrated Portrait, Cartoon, or writing

 

"Political Cartoons are an example of Caricature."

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Apathy
Definition

Meaning: Laziness

 

" So many seniors aquire apathy by the end of the school year, that's why some don't graduate"

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Ambiguous
Definition

Meaning: Very Vague or Confusing

 

"I asked a man how to get to the beach and his directions were so ambiguos that I still couldn't figure out how to get there"

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Fervent
Definition

Meaning: To be Passionate about something

 

"In order to be a good actor you have to be very fervent about it"

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Undermine
Definition

Meaning: To weaken

 

"Bullies tend to undermine their victims, to make them much less of a threat"

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