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10th Grade
10/17/2007

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permeate
Definition

pass through, spread itself, pervade

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etymology
Definition
origin or derivation of words, word study
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prevaricator
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liar
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Gyration

Definition
revolving action around an axis, winding around
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Nefaroius
Definition
wicked, vicious
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gregarious

Definition
social, liking to be with others
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ostracized
Definition
banished, shut out, barred
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diurnal
Definition
of a day, daily recurrence
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officious
Definition
too forward, forcing one's services or advice upon another
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stereotyped
Definition
preconcieved ideas
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stilted
Definition
stiffly formal, pompous
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askance
Definition
with a side glance of disapproval
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inscrutable
Definition
incapable of being seached into and understood
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insidious
Definition
full of plots, sly, treacherous
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insouciance
Definition
indifference, lack of concern, carefree
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insulation
Definition
preventing the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of a body region
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intelligentsia
Definition
the highly educated and cultured
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intercessor
Definition
one who acts as a mediator between two parties
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interim
Definition
time between events, meantime
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interstellar
Definition
among the stars, between the stars
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ostensible
Definition
avowed, professed, apparent
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intransigent
Definition
irreconcilable, uncompromising
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intrepid
Definition
fearless
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foment
Definition
to cause, incite, arouse
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fortuitous
Definition
accidental, happening by chance
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gourmet
Definition
an expert in eating and drinking
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aphorism

Definition
a short sentence full of meaning, a terse saying embodying the truth 
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aplomb
Definition
assurance, poise, self possession
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maudlin
Definition
overly sentimental, emotionally silly
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apocryphal
Definition
not authentic, not sound, not genuine
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appurtenances
Definition
things that are necessary for something else, adjuncts
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arabesque
Definition
design with fancy interlacing, flowing, sometimes geometric in appearance
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archaic
Definition
of an earlier or primitive time
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archipelago
Definition
a group of islands
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grandiloquent
Definition
eloquent on a gand scale
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pandemonium
Definition
wild tumult, disorder on a grand scale
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vicaroius
Definition
experienced or enjoyed though the sympathetic or imaginative
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fraught
Definition
teeming with, laden, full of
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fructify
Definition
make fruitful, make productive
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arterial
Definition
having a channel of communication
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nectar
Definition
a rich blend of fruit juices, a sweet liquid secreted by flowers and gathered by bees to make honey
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nemesis
Definition
retribution, just punishment
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nepotism
Definition
favoritism shown to relatives
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oscillation
Definition
a swinging back and forth
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noisome
Definition
harmful, offensive to smell, disgusting
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nomadic
Definition
wandering aroud, having no fixed location
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nominal
Definition

in name only, not in fact

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nonplused
Definition
baffled, confused, puzzled
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grotesque
Definition
absurd, incogruous, bizzare, strong
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habiliments
Definition
dress, attire, equipment
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habitat
Definition
natural place of living, place where a thing is commonly found
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hackneyed
Definition
common place, trite, overused
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haggard
Definition
having a wild, wasted, worn look, gaunt, drawn
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panoramic
Definition
complete view of a region in every direction
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paradox
Definition
apparent contradiction
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verbatim
Definition
word for word, in exact
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plausible
Definition
seemingly true, reasonable, trustworthy
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polyglot
Definition
speaking several langauges
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Verbose
Definition
using to many words
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exorbitant
Definition
to expensive, going beyond limits
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vapid
Definition
empty, insipid
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verdant
Definition
green with growing things
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aridity
Definition
dryness, barrenness
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modicum
Definition
a small quantity or portion
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momentous
Definition
of a great moment
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bourgeois
Definition
belong to middle class
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modulate
Definition
to regulate or adjust sounds, vary the key of frequency of
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mollify
Definition
soften, allay someone's rage
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buttress
Definition
to support, prop
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cacophony
Definition
unpleasant harsh, discordant sound
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descried
Definition
spied a distant object, discovered, saw
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shoddy
Definition
of inferior material, lacking the quality claimed, sham
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blithe
Definition
joyous, merry
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shrew
Definition
a scolding, brawling woman
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discursive
Definition
passing from one subject to another
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shuffle
Definition
walk, akwardly, scraping the feet
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sidled
Definition
moved sideways, cuddled closely
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simile
Definition
figure of speech which describes something by comparing it to an unlike object using "like" or "as"
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simulated
Definition
pretended, feigned
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disheveled
Definition
untidy, tousled, rumpled
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