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Vocabulary (p. 85 - 93)
for test 1/5/2010
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English
9th Grade
01/04/2010

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arbitrary
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(adj.) proceeding from a whim or fancy; capricious; despotic
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axiomatic
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(adj.) self-evident; universally accepted as true
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bigoted
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(adj.) intolerant; narrow-minded
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cogitate
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(v)think over; consider with care; ponder
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crux
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(n) most important point; essential part
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dogmatic
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(adj.) asserting opinions as if they were facts
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eclectic
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(adj.) choosing (ideas, methods, etc.) from various sources
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fallacious
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(adj.) based on an erroneous idea; misleading; deceptive
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heterodox
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((adj.) rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines
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indubitable
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(adj.) certain; indisputable
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paradoxical
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(adj.) having the characteristics of a self-contradictory statement which may nevertheless be true
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rationalize
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(v) devise excuses for one's actions, desires, failures, etc.
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sophistry
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(n) clever but deceptive reasoning
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specious
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(adj.) apparently reasonable, but not really so
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tenable
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(adj.) capable of being maintained or defended
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amorphous
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(adj.) shapeless
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concave
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(adj.) curved inward
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contour
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(n) the outline of a figure
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malleable
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(adj.) 1. capable of being shaped by hammering; as a metal

2. adaptable

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rotund
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(adj.) 1. rounded out; plump

2. full-toned

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sinuous
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(adj.) bending in and out; winding
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nugatory
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(adj.) trifling; worthless; useless
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paltry
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(adj.) practically worthless; trashy; piddling; petty
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paramount
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(adj.)chief; above others; supreme
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coy
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(adj.) pretending to be shy
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demure
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(adj.) 1. falsely modest or serious; coy

2. grave; prim

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diffident
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(Adj.) lacking self-confidence; unduly timid; shy
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staid
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(adj.) of settled, quiet disposition; sedate
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brazen
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(adj.) 1. shameless; impudent OR 2. made of brass or bronze
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egoism
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(n)conceit; selfishness
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ostentatious
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(adj.) done to impress others; showy; prententious
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overweening
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(adj.) thinking too highly of oneself; arrogant; presumptuous
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pert
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(adj.) too free in speech or action; bold; saucy; impertinent
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vain
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(adj.) 1. conceited; excessively proud

2. empty; worthless

3. futile

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vainglorious
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(adj.) excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity
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