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11th Grade
01/18/2012
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adroit
 Definition
skillfull clever
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure
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adventitious
 Definition
accidental
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aegis
 Definition
a shield
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aesthetic
 Definition
beauty
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affectation
 Definition
a phony attitude
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affluence
 Definition
wealth
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aggrandize
 Definition
to enlarge
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altruism
 Definition
a concern for others
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ambiguous
 Definition
open to more than one interpretation
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amoral
 Definition
lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amorphous
 Definition
formless
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animosity
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hatred
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antipathy
 Definition
an intense dislike
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antithesis
 Definition
an exact opposite
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badinage
 Definition
playful
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banal
 Definition
common
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baroque
 Definition
overly decorated
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bauble
 Definition
a showy but useless thing
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bedlam
 Definition
a noisy uproar
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beguile
 Definition
to deceive
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besiege
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to overwhelm
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besmirch
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to make dirty
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bestial
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savage
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bilious
 Definition
bad tempered
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blanch
 Definition
to whiten
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bland
 Definition
mild, tasteless
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blandishment
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flattery
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bombast
 Definition
impressive but meaningless
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bona fide
 Definition
in good faith
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boor
 Definition
a rude or impolite person
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bovine
 Definition
pertaining to cows or cattle
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bowdlerize
 Definition
to remove offensive passages of a play
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affinity
 Definition
an attraction to
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agape
 Definition
open-mouthed
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brevity
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briefness
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bucolic
 Definition
pertaining to countryside
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cajole
 Definition
to coax
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callow
 Definition
young and inexperienced
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carcinogen
 Definition
causing cancer
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carnal
 Definition
sensual, sexual
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carrion
 Definition
decaying flesh
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cataclysm
 Definition
a violent change
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cataract
 Definition
large waterfall
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caveat
 Definition
a warning
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celibate
 Definition
unmarried
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censure
 Definition
to criticize sharply
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cessation
 Definition
a stopping
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chaff
 Definition
worthless matter
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chagrin
 Definition
embarrassment
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chimerical
 Definition
imaginary
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coalesce
 Definition
to blend
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debacle
 Definition
a complete failure
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debauchery
 Definition
corruption
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deference
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respect
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defile
 Definition
to pollute
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deign
 Definition
to lower oneself before an inferior
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delineate
 Definition
to describe
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demeanor
 Definition
behavior
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denouement
 Definition
an outcome
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule
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desiccated
 Definition
dried up
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despicable
 Definition
contemptible
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desultory
 Definition
wandering from subject to subject
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deviate
 Definition
to turn aside
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diadem
 Definition
a crown
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diaphanous
 Definition
very sheer and light
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dichotomy
 Definition
a division into two parts
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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eclectic
 Definition
choosing from various sources
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edify
 Definition
improve someone morally
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effete
 Definition
worn out
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egregious
 Definition
remarkably bad
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elegy
 Definition
a sad or mournful poem
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elicit
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to call forth
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elixir
 Definition
a supposed remedy for all ailments
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elucidate
 Definition
to make clear
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emanate
 Definition
to come forth
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emendation
 Definition
a correction
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empathy
 Definition
an understanding of another's feelings
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empirical
 Definition
based on practical experience rather than theory
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endemic
 Definition
confined to a particular country or area
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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ennui
 Definition
boredom
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ephemeral
 Definition
lasting only a brief time
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epitome
 Definition
a typical example
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ergo
 Definition
therefore
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erotic
 Definition
pertaining to sexual love
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eschew
 Definition
to keep away from
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facetious
 Definition
comical
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factious
 Definition
causing disagreement
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fastidious
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hard to please
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fatuous
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foolish
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fecund
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fertile
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ferret
 Definition
a small animal
to search
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fervent
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eager
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fetish
 Definition
an object that receives respect
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finesse
 Definition
diplomacy
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fiscal
 Definition
pertaining to finances
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fissure
 Definition
an opening
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flaccid
 Definition
flabby
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flagellate
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to whip
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flaunt
 Definition
to show off
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flout
 Definition
to ridicule
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foment
 Definition
to stir up
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fop
 Definition
an excessively fashion-conscious man
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fortuitous
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lucky
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gambol
 Definition
to frolic
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garish
 Definition
tastelessly gaudy
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garner
 Definition
to gather
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garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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germane
 Definition
relevant
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gibe
 Definition
to ridicule
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gloat
 Definition
to look at or thing about with great satisfaction
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glower
 Definition
to stare angrily
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grandiose
 Definition
impressive, showy, magnificent
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gratuitous
 Definition
unnecessary or uncalled for
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grotesque
 Definition
absurd
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gumption
 Definition
courage and initiative
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hackneyed
 Definition
commonplace
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