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Webster Vocab Ch. 1
first chapter of HELL
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English
11th Grade
09/02/2010

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acquisitive
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able to get and retain ideas or information
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arrogate
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to claim or take without right
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banal
Definition
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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belabor
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to work on excessively
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carping
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tending to find fault, esp in a petty or nasty way
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coherent
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holding or sticking together, making a logical whole
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congeal
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to change from a liquid to solid, thickien
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emulate
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to imitate with the intent of equalling or surpassing
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise
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eschew
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to avoid, shun, keep away from
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germane
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relevant, appropriate, fitting, apropos
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insatiatable
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so great or demanding as to not be satisfied
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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invidious
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offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness
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largesse
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generosity in giving
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reconnaissance
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a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
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substantiate
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to establish evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to.
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taciturn
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habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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temporize
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to stall or act evasively in order to gain time
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tenable
Definition
capable of being held or defended
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