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WOODS VOCAB
2nd Semester Final
133
English
11th Grade
06/10/2007

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etiolated
Definition
to make pale or feeble
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neologism
Definition
a new word or expression
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concatenation
Definition
to connect; to link together in a series or chain
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obsequies
Definition
burial or funeral rites
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inopportune
Definition
inconvenient; ill-timed
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ululate
Definition
to howl or wail
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arcane
Definition
esoteric, mysterious, obscure
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churlish
Definition
boorish, vulgar
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persona
Definition
a public personality projected by a person
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amatory
Definition
relating to teh expression of sexual love
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panoply
Definition
magnificent or impressive array
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acuity
Definition
a keenness or sharpness
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recondite
Definition
not understood by the average person
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orotund
Definition
full in sound; sonorous
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plangent
Definition
striking with a deep reverberating sound
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feckless
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lacking purpose or vitality, feeble, ineffective
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emolument
Definition
payment for services rendered
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bifurcate
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to divide or separate into two parts or branches
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reprobate
Definition
a morally unprincipled person
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oracular
Definition
pertaining to being an oracle, one who prophesizes
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bona fides
Definition
evidence of one's accomplishments or achievements
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acrimonious
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bitter in language or tone; rancorous
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execration
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a curse, the act of denouncing, detestation
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onerous
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troublesome or oppressive, burdensome
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megalopolis
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a thickly populated region including several metropolises
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sine qua non
Definition
essential, of importance
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osculate
Definition
to kiss
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lionize
Definition
to treat as a celebrity
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eschatology
Definition
theology of the end of an era/the end of mankind
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scatology
Definition
the study of fecal excrement
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deleterious
Definition
injurous to health
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fractious
Definition
easily angered, unruly
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demeanor
Definition
behavious, conduct
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ennui
Definition
weariness or something, boredom
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contretemps
Definition
mishap, embarrasing occurence
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facile
Definition
to simplify or make easier an occurance, to make something more attainable
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hauteur
Definition
arrogance, haugtiness
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denizen
Definition
inhapitant, one who frequents a place
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languid
Definition
weak, sluggish, lacking force or quickness
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contiguous
Definition
touching along a boundary or point, next in time/sequence
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punctilious
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careful, concerned with precise details
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somnambulate
Definition
to sleepwalk
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dilatory
Definition
tardy, characterized in procrastination
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laconic
Definition
concise, to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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acclivity
Definition
an ascending slope (as of a hill)
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histrionic
Definition
theatrical, dramatic, deliberately affected
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queue
Definition
waiting line of people or vehicles
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timorous
Definition
fearful, expressing timidity
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concomitant
Definition
accompaniment, occuring currently
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apposite
Definition
fitting, appropriate
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onus
Definition
a burden or troublesome task
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celerity
Definition
quickness or speed, swiftness
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abscond
Definition
to leave secretly and hide oneself
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sacrosanct
Definition
extremely sacred, above criticism
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succint
Definition
concise, terse
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iconoclast
Definition
person who puts down well known beliefs or icons
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protuberant
Definition
bulging or protruding
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vicissitude
Definition
a change in the course of something
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vicissitude
Definition
a change in the course of something
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inure
Definition
to toughen, to accustom to hardship
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epistemology
Definition
the study of human knowledge
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imbroglio
Definition
a confused mass, an intricate or complicated situation; scandal
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sinecure
Definition
an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls, position of little/no work
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cipher
Definition
nonentity
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perspicacious
Definition
keen, shrewd, acute mental vision
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evanescent
Definition
tending to vanish like a vapor
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bumptious
Definition
obtrusive, noisily self-assertive
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sectarian
Definition
limited in character or scope
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sallow
Definition
grayish, greenish yellow color
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torpid
Definition
dormant, numb; lacking energy or vigor
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lacuna
Definition
blank or missing part; small pit or discontinuity in anatomy
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ambulant
Definition
moving about
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disparate
Definition
different; markedly distinct in quality or character
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irascible
Definition
easily angered
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concupiscent
Definition
sexual lust, desire, sensuality
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sesquipedalian
Definition
given to using long words; many syllables
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dudgeon
Definition
sullen, angry or indignant
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captious
Definition
to make petty criticism
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pungent
Definition
biting or caustic
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entropy
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a tendancy towards chaos or randomness
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excoriate
Definition
chafe, abrade, denounce severely
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eschew
Definition
to avoid or shun
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amalgam
Definition
a combination or mixture of diverse elements
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simian
Definition
ape-like; resembling a monkey
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derivative
Definition
copied or adapted from others
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beleaguer
Definition
to harass
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aver
Definition
to affirm
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residuum
Definition
left over part remaining after something being taken away
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purlieu
Definition
surrounding or outlying area
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anodyne
Definition
to soothe or relieve pain
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belie
Definition
to defame or slander; to lie
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vignette
Definition
a short literary sketch
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limpid
Definition
clear or translucent; intellectually clear and intelligle
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sortie
Definition
a short military trip
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pernicious
Definition
tending to cause death or injury
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effigy
Definition
painting or sculpture representing a person
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phalanx
Definition
a close knit body of people
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maelstrom
Definition
a big whirlpool of violence
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friable
Definition
readily crumbled; brittle
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impalpable
Definition
unable to be touched
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harbinger
Definition
a bringer of news, omen, presage
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feign
Definition
to fake pretend
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azure
Definition
light purple-blue
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annotate
Definition
explanitory notes or critical commentary
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sophistry
Definition
plausible but misleading argument
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ubiquitous
Definition
omnipresent
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ubiquitous
Definition
omnipresent
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succor
Definition
help in time of distress
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imprimatur
Definition
approval or sanction
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scabrous
Definition
knotty, rough to the touch, difficult to handle
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rapine
Definition
forcible seizure of property
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maladroit
Definition
clumsy
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rancor
Definition
bitter, long lasting resentment
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protean
Definition
maleable, easily formed, the ability to take on different shape
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factotum
Definition
employee or assistant serving many capacities
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dyspeptic
Definition
gloomy, irritable, pessimistic
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ombudsman
Definition
mediator between two parties
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supernal
Definition
celestial, heavenly
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poseur
Definition
expressing different attitudes to impress others
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demimonde
Definition
group of people having low reputation
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mendacity
Definition
false, untrue
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conclave
Definition
secret meeting
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verisimilitude
Definition
apearance of being true or real
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cachet
Definition
prestige, distinguishing mark or steal
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luminary
Definition
a natural light-giving body, a person who inspires others
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dolorous
Definition
feeling great sorrow or distress
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raconteur
Definition
skillful teller of anecdotes
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pyrrhic
Definition
victory with extreme losses
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pusillanimous
Definition
lacking courage or determination
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enervate
Definition
cause to feel drained of evergy
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elixer
Definition
magical or medicinal potion
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cryptic
Definition
mysterious or obscure meaning
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halcyon
Definition
a past time regarded idyllically, happy and peaceful
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