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10th Grade
12/13/2010

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Ameliorate
Definition
become better; make better; improve; enhance
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amelioration
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improvement
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conserve
Definition
keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
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conservation
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prevention from loss, injury, or waste
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conservationist
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one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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detriment
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injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
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detrimental
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harmful;damaging
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exotic
Definition
1. introduced from another country foreign

2. strikingly unusual; strange
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folly
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lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
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formerly
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in an earlier period; previously
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former
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preceding; previous
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harmony
Definition
peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquillity; concord
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harmonious
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friendly; amicable
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ignore
Definition
refuse to take notice of; disregard
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ignoramus
Definition
ignorant, stupid person.; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop (lol)
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impediment
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something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle
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impede
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interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct
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indolent
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disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic
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indolence
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idleness; laziness
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intact
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured
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invalid
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not binding in law; having no force or effect; void; nugatory
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invalidate
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abolish; annul
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invalid
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sickly or disabled person
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noncarcinogenic
Definition
not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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parsimonious
Definition
unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted
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parsimony
Definition
stinginess; parsimoniousness
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raze
Definition
destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level
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reticent
Definition
inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved
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reticence
Definition
restraint in communicating
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retire
Definition
1. withdraw from active duty or business

2. go to bed
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retort (v.)
Definition
answer; reply sharply or angrily
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retort (n.)
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quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer
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subvert
Definition
overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
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subversion
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sabotage; undermining
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tractable
Definition
easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable
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tractability
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obedience
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baffle
Definition
bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate
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baffling
Definition
frustrating; bewildering
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cinema
Definition
movies; motion-picture industry
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cinematography
Definition
art of making motion pictures
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despise
Definition
look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior
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despicable
Definition
worthy of contempt; contemptible
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ebullient
Definition
overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant; effervescent; high-spirited; vivacious
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ebullience
Definition
exuberance
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exaggerate
Definition
overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify
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exhort
Definition
arouse by words; advise strongly; urge
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exhortation
Definition
urgent recommendation or advice
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expertise
Definition
specialized skill or technical knowledge know-how; expertness
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finicky
Definition
excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety
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gall (v.)
Definition
make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex
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gall (n.)
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brazen boldness; nerve
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inane
Definition
lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid
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inanity
Definition
foolishness; shallowness
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indemnify
Definition
compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
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occident
Definition
west; countries of America and Europe
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occidental
Definition
western
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peruse
Definition
read; look at fairly attentively; study
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perusal
Definition
reading; study
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scuffle
Definition
struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
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scuffle
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brawl;fight
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spurn
Definition
thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
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stipend
Definition
fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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surveillance
Definition
closer watch over a person, group, or area; supervision
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tepid
Definition
moderately warm; lukewarm
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wager (v.)
Definition
risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
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wager (n.)
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bet
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wane
Definition
decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink
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abhorrent
Definition
in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable
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abhor
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utterly detest; loathe; hate
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault caution
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admonition
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gentle warning; friendly reproof
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia (the food of the gods); heavenly
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confine
Definition
shut up; imprison; keep in narrow, cramped quarters
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confinement
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imprisonment
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decade
Definition
period of ten years
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detonate
Definition
explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode
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detonation
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explosion
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gullible
Definition
easily deceived or cheated; credulous
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gull
Definition
deceive; cheat
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haggle
Definition
dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle
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immerse
Definition
1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck

2. engross; absorb
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immersion
Definition
state of being deeply engrossed absorption
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insomnia
Definition
inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness
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insomniac
Definition
person suffering from insomnia
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lapse (n.)
Definition
1. slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault

2. interval
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lapse (v.)
Definition
cease being in force; become invalid
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repast
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food for one occasion of eating; meal
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probe
Definition
critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation
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prober
Definition
investigator
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render
Definition
hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict); give
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replenish
Definition
bring back to condition of being full; refill
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rendering
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presentation; interpretation
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score
Definition
group or set of twenty; twenty
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snub
Definition
act or instance of snubbing (treating with contempt); rebuff; slight; insult
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suture
Definition
stand or fiber used to sew parts of living body; also, stitch made with such material
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unwittingly
Definition
unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly
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