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Vocabulary #2-abdicate
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10th Grade
09/24/2012
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abdicate
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to yield; to give up
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abduct
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to take away; to kidnap
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aberration
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abnormality; deviation
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abet
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to aid; to encourage
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bait
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2 meanings:

to entrap or to seduce (verb)

a decoy (noun)
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baleful
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harmful; menacing; pernicious
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balk
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to stop short
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balm
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something that calms or soothes
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balmy
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Two meanings:

mild and refreshing;

mentally unstable (slang)
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cajole
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to coax; to persuade
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calamitous
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causing trouble or misery: disastrous
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caliber
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degree of worth
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calligraphy
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fancy handwriting
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dastardly
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sneaking and cowardly; shameful
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daub
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to smear; to cover over with paint, etc.
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daunt
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to discourage
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dawdle
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to waste time; to idle
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de facto
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in fact; in reality
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ecclesiastical
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pertaining to the church
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echelon
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rank of authority; level of power
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eclectic
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selecting; choosing from various sources
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eclipse
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to overshadow; to outshine
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facile
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easy; effortless
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facilitate
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to make easy
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facsimile
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an exact copy; a duplicate
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faction
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a minority within a larger group
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ance
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state of

example: performance
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bi
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two, double

example: bicycle
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mania
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madness
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nova
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new
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phobia
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fear
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port
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carry
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hydr
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water
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solo
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alone
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tract
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pull, move
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uni
 Definition
one
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