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11th Grade
05/21/2013

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allay
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calm(v.)
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appall
Definition
horrified
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delve
Definition
dig(into deep)
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disinterested
Definition
neutral
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ensconce
Definition
settled
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execrable
Definition
detestable
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importune
Definition
begging
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recant
Definition
take back
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scathing
Definition
harsh
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sinecure
Definition
easy job
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affidavit
Definition
n.
a written declaration made under oath
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almanac
Definition
n.
a yearly calendar with astronomical data;
a book published yearly containing statistical info.
Term
archive
Definition
n.
records/documents of a government/institution
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glossary
Definition
n.
a list of difficult/specialized word(at the end of a book)
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illiterate
Definition
adj.
unable to read
ignorant, uneducated
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jot
Definition
v.
to write briefly and hastily
n.
a very small amount
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legible
Definition
adj.
capable of being read /deciphered
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scripture
Definition
n.
a sacred writing or book
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thesaurus
Definition
n.
a book of synonyms or specialized vocab.
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transcribe
Definition
v.
to copy over into a different form
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agenda
Definition
n.
a list of things to be done
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agile
Definition
adj.
quick and easy in movement;
mentally alert
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ambousiguous
Definition
adj.having more than one possible interpretation
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antagonism
Definition
n.
hostility that results in active opposition
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exigent
Definition
adj.
requiring immediate action
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exiguous
Definition
adj.
scanty,meager,small,slender
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intransigent
Definition
adj.
refusing to compromise or agree
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mitigate
Definition
v.
to improve by lessening the severity of
Term
protagonist
Definition
n.
the main character in a literary work
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stratagem
Definition
n.
a scheme or maneuver,often deceptive
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aback
Definition
adj.
by surprise
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eddy
Definition
n.
a current
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jury-rig
Definition
v.
to assemble quickly from whatever is at hand
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keel
Definition
n.
the bottem of a boat,running from front to back
Term
loggerheads
Definition
n.
engaged in a dispute
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masthead
Definition
n.
the part of a newspaper that lists the staff and publication data
Term
offing
Definition
n.
the near future
Term
quay
Definition
n.
a wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded
Term
scuttlebutt
Definition
n.
rumor;gossip
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tack
Definition
n.
a course of action;esp.one differing from a previous course
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agitate
Definition
v.
to move violently,to disturb
Term
alias
Definition
n.
an assumed name
Term
ambiance
Definition
n.
environment
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aplomb
Definition
n.
self-assurance;self-confidence;poise
Term
atrium
Definition
n.
a rectangular open area in a building
Term
attribute
Definition
v.
to assign as the source
n.
quality,characteristic
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bathos
Definition
n.
excessive or trivial sentimentality
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bogus
Definition
adj.
not real,fake
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brisk
Definition
adj.
quick in manner or movement
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catalyst
Definition
n.
something or someone that initates a reaction
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climax
Definition
n.
the point of greatest intensity
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cogitate
Definition
v.
to think carefully;to ponder
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compulsion
Definition
n.
irresistible impulse,force
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conspicuous
Definition
adj.
easy to notice,obvious
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defuse
Definition
v.
to make less harmful
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dominate
Definition
v.
to occupy a position above
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elapse
Definition
v.
to slip
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emissary
Definition
n.
a person sent on a mission to represent another
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engulf
Definition
v.
to swallow up
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erode
Definition
v.
to weary away slowly
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eviscerate
Definition
v.
to take out the entrails of
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excise
Definition
v.
to remove by,
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expunge
Definition
v.
to erase, to eliminate completely
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faction
Definition
n.
a group within a larger group
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fecund
Definition
adj.
producing offspring
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felicitous
Definition
adj.
well chosen;appropriate
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haggle
Definition
v.
to argue, as over terms or price
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hoard
Definition
v.
stockpile;accumulate for future use
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hostile
Definition
adj.
showing open dislike
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illustrious
Definition
adj.
well-known and very distinguished
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imprecation
Definition
n.
a curse
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incapacitate
Definition
adj.
to make unable to function in normal activities; disable
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