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Vocabulary (Word of the Day)
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10th Grade
10/06/2009

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Abet
Definition
to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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Whet
Definition
to make more keen or eager
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Voracious
Definition
eating with greediness or in very large quantities
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Oration
Definition
an elaborate or formal public speech
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Furlong
Definition
a measure, one-eighth of a mile
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Germane
Definition
relevant
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Braggart
Definition
a vain boaster
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Umbrage
Definition
a sense of injury
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Horde
Definition
gathered multitude of human beings
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Famish
Definition
to suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
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Sparse
Definition
thinly diffused
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Augment
Definition
to make bigger
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Obviate
Definition
to clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
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Infidel
Definition
one who denies the existence of God
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Vie
Definition
to contend
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Forejudge
Definition
to judge of before hearing evidence
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Impel
Definition
to drive or urge forward
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Exhume
Definition
to dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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Rampart
Definition
a bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry
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Flibbertigibbet
Definition
silly, flighty, excessively talkative person
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Quotidian
Definition
occuring daily; also, ordinary.
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Gesticulate
Definition
to make jestures or motions
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Flagitious
Definition
grossly wicked; scandalous
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Torpor
Definition
lethargic indifference; apathy
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Lapidary
Definition
of or pertaining to stone cutting; also, terse or refined in expression
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Draconian
Definition
excessively harsh; severe
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Pallid
Definition
Pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
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Apposite
Definition
of striking appropriateness and relevance
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Accord
Definition
agreement; harmony
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Perambulate
Definition
to stroll; to walk through or over
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Lacuna
Definition
blank space; missing part
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Bibelot
Definition
a trinket
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Prevaricate
Definition
to depart from or evade the truth
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Plenipotentiary
Definition
invested with full power
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Evince
Definition
to show in a clear manner
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Panjandrum
Definition
an important or self-important official
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Machination
Definition
a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end
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Verboten
Definition
forbidden; prohibited
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Mondegreen
Definition
a word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation, as in misheard lyrics
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Gelid
Definition
extremely cold; icy
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Aubade
Definition
a song greeting the dawn
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Pecuniary
Definition
relating to money
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Distrait
Definition
divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety
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Hamartia
Definition
tragic flaw
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Perepiteia
Definition
reverse in fortune/circumstances
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