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Vocabulary #3-abhor
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English
10th Grade
09/27/2012
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abhor
 Definition
to hate; to detest
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abject
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miserable; wretched
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ablution
 Definition
a washing; cleansing
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banal
 Definition
common; ordinary; trite
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bane
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cause of ruin, harm, or distress
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banter
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teasing; good-natured joking
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callous
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unyielding; insensitive
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callow
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young and inexperienced
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camaraderie
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loyalty; friendship
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canard
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a false story, report, or rumor
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deadlock
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a standstill; a tie
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dearth
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a scarcity or lack
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debacle
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a complete failure; total collapse
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debauch
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to corrupt
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ecstatic
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extremely happy
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edifice
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structure; building
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educe
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to draw or bring out
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faculty
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power; ability; skill
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fallacious
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misleading; deceptive
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fallible
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capable of error
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hydr
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water
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mov, mot
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move
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scope
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see
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tele
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far, distant
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volv
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roll
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circum
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to go around
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ify
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become, make, cause
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barb

bonus word

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a pointed part, as of an arrow or fishhook
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debase

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to lower in rank; to humiliate
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edify

bonus word

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to improve someone morally; to instruct
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