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VPP Exam 1
Front of 4 quizzes words
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English
11th Grade
12/08/2009

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ubiquitous
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occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent
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contemptuous
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haughty/scornful
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wrenching
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causing physical/mental pain
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sophistry
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deliberately misleading argument
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vernacular
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everyday language; common tongue
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fight/uproar
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donnybrook
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replete
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abundant, full
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procrustean
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strictly disregarding individual circumstances/differences
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moratorium
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authorized delay; suspension of activity
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stygian
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dark, forbidding
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camaraderie
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rapport and goodwill
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rife
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abundant, prevalent
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lugubrious
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gloomy, mournful
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nomenclature
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technical names; system of naming of an art or science
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expurgate
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to remove vulgar or objectionable material
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crepuscular
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pertaining to twilight
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dulcet
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melodious; pleasing to the ear
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sybaritic
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marked by pleasure/luxury
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patronizing
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treating with condescension; acting superior
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efficacious
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effective; having the intended result
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perspicacious
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keen; sharp-minded
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apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity but widely believed
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abstemious
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frugal in consumption/use
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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iniquity
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evil/wicked act
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putrid
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foulsmelling/rotten or corrupt/evil
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peremptory
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expressing urgency, imperative
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estrange
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to alienate by antagonization
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flippancy
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disrespect
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quotidian
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daily; commonplace
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vitriolic
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harsh in tone; bitterly critical
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imbroglio
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a difficult and embarrassing situation
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antediluvian
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extremely old; antiquated
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sanctimonious
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showing false piety or righteousness
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foist
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to pass off as genuine or valuable
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peregrination
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travel by walking
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consternation
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alarming dismay
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scullion
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servant for menial tasks
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expiate
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to make amends for
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sectarian
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narrowly confined to a particular group
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coterie
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small group of people with shared interests who meet frequently
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accoutrement
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accessory of dress or equipment
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dilatory
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tending to procrastinate or delay
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asperity
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severity; harshness; acerbity
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promulgate
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to make known; to announce
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exegesis
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an interpretation/ a work about/ a distillation of (particularly) literature
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inimical
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unfriendly/intimidating
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puerile
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childish; juvenile
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incumbent
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necessary
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otiose
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useless
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churlish
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boorish
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aleatory
Definition
CRAZY (that party was ALEATORY)
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aleatory
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depending on chance
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profligate
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1. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
2. recklessly prodigal or extravagant
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vitiate
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to corrupt morally
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inveigh
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to protest (inveigh -against- things)
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coeval
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of the same time
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bracken
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brush
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