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Vocabulary
Vocab. Units 9-12
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English
9th Grade
01/20/2010

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auxiliary
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giving assistance or support; a helper, aid
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candid
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frank, sincere; impartial; nposed
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cubicle
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a small room or compartment
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drudgery
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work that is hard and tiresome
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envoy
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a representative or messenger
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escalate
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to elevate; to increase in intensity
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expedient
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a means to an end; advantageous, useful
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feign
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to pretend
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flair
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a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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grievous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious
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heterogeneous
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composed of different kinds, diverse
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horde
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a vast number of people; a throng
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impel
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to force, drive forward
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe
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to write or engrave; to enter a naame on a list
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monologue
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a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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prognosis
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a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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rasping
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with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound
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repugnant
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offensive,disagreeable, distasteful
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scuttle
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to sink a ship by cuttling holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail
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adept
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thoroughly skilled; an expert
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aspire
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to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
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bleak
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bare, dreary, dismal
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chide
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to blame; scold
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despicable
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worthy of scorn, contemptible
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diminutive
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small, smaller than most others of the same type
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emancipate
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to free from slavery; to release or liberate
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erroneous
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incorrect, containing mistakes
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exploit
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to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed
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extemporaneous
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made or delivered on the spur of the moment
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impair
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to make imperfect, damage, harm
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invincible
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not able to be defeated, unbeatable
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languid
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drooping; without energy, sluggish
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mire
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mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck
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obtrusive
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forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
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preamble
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an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
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render
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to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
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rugged
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rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
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slipshod
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untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy
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brevity
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shortness
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comport
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to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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concise
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expressing much in a few words
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demure
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sober or serious in manner, modest
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depreciation
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a lessening in value; a belittling
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deteriorate
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to lower in quality or value; to wear away
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divulge
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to tell, reveal; to make public
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enlightened
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free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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forestall
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to prevent by acting first
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garble
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to distort in such a way as to make unintelligilbe
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proponent
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one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
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quaver
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to shake, tremble; to trill
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recoil
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to sping back, shrink; the act of springing back
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recoup
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to make up for, regain
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reek
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an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
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relentless
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unyielding, harsh, without pity
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rivult
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a small stream
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squander
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to spend foolishly, waste
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staccato
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detached or disconnected in sound or style
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statute
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a law
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appreciable
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sufficient to be noticed or measured
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autocratic
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absolute in power or authority
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blanch
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to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
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blasphemy
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an act, utteranace, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
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brawny
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strong, muscular
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concerted
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planned or performed in cooperation with others
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contend
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to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue
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humane
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kind, merciful
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illustrious
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very famous, distinguished
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intolerable
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unbearable
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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laborious
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not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking
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lithe
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bending easily, limber
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maltreat
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to abuse, use roughly or crudely
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ponder
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to consider carefully, reflect on
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subversive
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intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
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synthetic
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made or put together by people; something artificial
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temperate
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mild, moderate
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venomous
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poisonous; spiteful, mean
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wily
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sly, shrewd cunning
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