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Week 6
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English
12th Grade
11/26/2012

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Term
Quixotic
Definition
1
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
2
impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
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Rancor
Definition
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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Recalcitrant
Definition
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
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Rescind
Definition
1.
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
2.
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
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Sacrosanct
Definition
extremely sacred or inviolable:
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Sinuous
Definition
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.

characterized by a series of graceful curving motions: a sinuous dance.
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Taciturn
Definition
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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Temerity
Definition
reckless boldness; rashness.
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Ubiquitous
Definition
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
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Vacillate
Definition
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.

to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.
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