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Units 1-8
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English
11th Grade
01/18/2009

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Acquisitive
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adj-tending or seeking to own wealth and property in negative way
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Arrogate
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v-to seize without right and in an arrogant manner
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Banal
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adj-commonplace; tired or petty; repeated action, boring
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Belabor
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v-to explain,worry about, more than necessary;repeated
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Carping
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adj-finding fault in a nasty way
n-petty criticism
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Coherent
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adj- logically connected; consistant
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Congeal
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v-to change from a soft fluid state to a rigid solid state, as by freezing

 

to make immobile

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Emulate
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v- to try and equal or excel, imitate effort
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Encomium
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n-a formal expression of high praise
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Eschew
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v-to keep away;shun;avoid on moral grounds
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Excoriation
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n-severe criticism
v-to give severe criticism
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Germane
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adj- closely and significantly related
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Insatiable
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adj-incapable of being satisfied
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Intransigent
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adj- refusing to agree or compromise
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Invidious
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adj-calculated to create ill will or resentment;offensive
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Largesse
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n- generous bestowal of gifts
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Ramify
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v-to split into groups
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Reconnaissance
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n- an exploration of an area by military
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Substantiate
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v-to establish by proof or evidence
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Taciturn
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adj-inclined to silence; to not join in conversation
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Temporize
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v-to delay by being indecisive; procrastinate
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Tenable
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adj-capable of being held; maintained and defended against dispute
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Accost
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v-to approach in an aggressive way
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Animadversion
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n-comment indicating strong criticism
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Avid
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adj-intensely eager; enthusiastic
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Brackish
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adj-salty taste
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Celerity
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n- swiftness in action
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Covenant
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n- a binding agreement
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Devious
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adj-decietful
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Gambit
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n- an opening move which involves risk to gain
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Halcyon
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adj- calm and peaceful
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Histrionic
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adj-over dramatic in behavior and speech
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Incendiary
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adj- designed to cause fire
n-a person who causes fire
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maelstrom
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adj- a whirlpool of violence
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Myopic
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adj-near sighted, local view
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Overt
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adj- not secretor hidden, open to everyone
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Pejorative
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adj-tending to make worse
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Propound
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v-to set fourth
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Propriety
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adj- socially accepted
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Sacrilege
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n-bad behavior
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Summarily
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adj-concise promptly
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Suppliant
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adj-asking humbly
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Talisman
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n-anything supposed to have magic power
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Undulate
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v-move in waves
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Articulate
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adj-capable of clear and effective speech
v-to speak clear and effectively
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Cavort
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v-to behave in a high spirited and festive manner
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Credence
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n-belief as to the truth of something
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Decry
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v-to say something is faulty and worthless
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Derogatory
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adj-expressing low opinion
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Dissemble
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v-to conceal the truth
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Distraught
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adj-agitated due to an event
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Eulogy
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n-a speech or writing of high praise
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Evince
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v-to show clearly
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Exhume
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v-to revive or restore after neglect
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Feckless
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adj-lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective
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Intractable
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adj- stubborn; hard to control
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Murky
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adj- dark and gloomy; vague
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Nefarious
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adj-deprived of moral standards; villanous
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Piquant
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adj-appealing to the mind; intriguing
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Primordial
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adj- first formed
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Propinquity
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n-nearness in place or time; close too
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Unwonted
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adj-unusual actions; rare
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Utopian
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adj-perfection, impractical
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Verbiage
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n- language that is too wordy or inflated
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Verdant
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adj-immature;inexperienced in judgement;green
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Viscous
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adj- lacking in fluidity; gluey
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Asseverate
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v- to confirm
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Atrophy
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n-decrease from nonuse
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Bastion
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n-Stronghold;well protected area
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Concord
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n-agreement
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Consummate
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adj-best example
v-to bring to a state of completion
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Disarray
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n-disorder and confusion
v-to throw into disorder
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Exigency
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n-urgent command;urgency
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Flotsam
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n-useless floating debris
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Frenetic
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adj- frantic, high paced
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Glean
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v-to learn or collect information slowly
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Grouse
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n-a complaint
v-to complain
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Incarcerate
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v-to imprison or confine someone
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Incumbent
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adj- relying on a person as a duty
n-holder of a spot in office
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Jocular
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adj-characterized by joking and happiness
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Ludicrous
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adj-absurd
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Mordant
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adj-bitter in tone and language
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Nettle
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n-annoyed,irritated
v-to annoy or irritate
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Prepossessing
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adj-engaging; attractive
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Pusillanimous
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adj-lacking courage; pussy
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Recumbent
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adj-lying down, not active
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Pecuniary
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adj-pertaining to money
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Stratagem
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n-a plan
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Acuity
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n-keen; perceptive
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Delineate
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v-portray by drawing or sketching
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Depraved
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adj-devoid of moral principles; corruption
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Emend
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v- to improve
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Enervate
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n-weak, physically or mentally
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Esoteric
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adj-intended for, private, secret
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Fecund
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adj-intellectually productive, insightful
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Fiat
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n-a command, decree
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Figment
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n-a fabrication of the mind
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Garner
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v-to gather or earn from effort
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Hallow
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v-to make holy or sacred
n-a sacred place or thing
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Idiosyncrasy
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n-any personal peculiarity
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Ignominy
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n-public shame
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Malediction
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n-curse;calling down of evil
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Mundane
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adj- ordinary;concerned with the ordinary
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Nuance
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n-a subtle or slight variation
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Overweening
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adj-conceded;excessively proud
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Penchant
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n-a strong liking or attraction
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Reputed
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adj-considered to be; reputation
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Sophistry
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n-plausible but false
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Sumptuous
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adj-rich; magnificent
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Abject
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adj-reched;living in poverty;miserable
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Agnostic
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n-one who believes nothing is known about god
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Complicity
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n-involvement in wrong doing, acomplice
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Derelict
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adj-abandoned by the owner
n-a person abandoned
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Diatribe
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n-a bitter and prolonged attack in speech or writing;denunciation
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Effigy
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n-a crude image of a despised person
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Equity
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n-the state of being just and fair
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Inane
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adj-empty in meaning or value
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Indictment
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n-formal accusation
v-act of accusing
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Indubitable
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adj-certain;not to be doubted or denied
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Intermittent
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adj-sporadic, stopping and starting
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Meretricious
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adj-lacking sincerity and honesty
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Moot
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adj-open to discussion and debate
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Motif
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n-principle idea or feature,repeated idea
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Neophyte
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n-a beginner;novice
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Perspicacity
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n-keenness in observing and understanding
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Plenary
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n-full or fully attended
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Prestigious
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adj-having distinction;impressive reputation
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Surveillance
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n-a watch kept over on a person or place
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Sylvan
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adj-rural,covered with trees; woodsy
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Testy
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adj-irritable;touchy
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Travesty
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n-a mockery;absurd imitation
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Allay
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v-to calm;to put at rest
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Bestial
Definition
adj-brutal, inhuman,beast like
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Convivial
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adj-friendly;fond of having a good time
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Coterie
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n-exclusive group with special talents;clique
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Counterpart
Definition
n-a person who does the same thing but in a different group
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Demur
Definition
n-an objection
v-to make an objection
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Effrontery
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n-boldness;audacity;cocky
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Embellish
Definition
v-to enhance the beauty of
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Ephemeral
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adj-lasting a short time; temporary
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Felicitous
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adj-suitable in manner and for the occasion;well chosen
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Furtive
Definition
adj-sly;sneaky
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Garish
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adj-distastefully decorated,rude
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Illusory
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adj-unreal;deceptive
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Indigent
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adj-impoverished;needy
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Inordinate
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adj-uncontrolled;exceeding reasonable limits
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Jettison
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v-to throw off; discard
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Misanthrope
Definition
n-hater of mankind
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Pertinacious
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adj-stubborn;refusing to be put off
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Picayune
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adj-small;unimportant
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Raiment
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n-clothing;apparel of a king or royalty
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Threshold
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n-a place or point of entering or beginning
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Wraith
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n-a visible spirit
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Ubiquitous
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adj-seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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allege

Definition
to affirm or assert
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arrant

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down-right, notorious

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badinage

Definition
playful banter
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conciliate

Definition
to get ones support, respect, or friendship back
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countermand

Definition
to revoke or cancel (replace)
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echelon

Definition

a level of command, the way something is ranked

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exacerbate

Definition
to worsen
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fatuous

Definition
stupid or foolish in a selfish way
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irrefutable

Definition
cannot be disproved
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juggernaut

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unstoppable
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lackadaisical

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lazy
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litany

Definition
a porlonged or tedious account
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macabre

Definition
gruesome or horrifying
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melange

Definition
a mixture
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paucity

Definition
fewness
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portend

Definition
to forshadow
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raze

Definition
tear down
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recant

Definition
to withdraw (take away like a statement or opinion)
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saturate

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to satisfy fully
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saturnine

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slugglish
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slough

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an area of soft muddy ground

 

or

 

to get rid of

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sustantive

Definition
haveing practical importance
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