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Word Smart 10
Antipathy- Correlate
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English
11th Grade
11/19/2008

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Antipathy
Definition
firm dislike; dislike; hatred
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Dissonant
Definition
inharmonious; in disagreement
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Palliate
Definition
to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies
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substantive
Definition
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial
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Surreptitious
Definition
sneaky; secret
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Equivocal
Definition
ambiguous; intentianally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
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Flippant
Definition
frivolously shallow and disrespectful
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Impervious
Definition
not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
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Judicious
Definition
exercising sound judgement
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Laconic
Definition
using few words, especially to the point of being rude
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Piquant
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Pungent
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Satiric
Definition
using sarcasm or irony
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Tractable
Definition
easily managed or controlled; obedient
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Impromptu
Definition
without preparation; on the spur of he moment
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Parallel
Definition
a comparison made between two things
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Sterile
Definition
unimaginative; unfruitful; infertile
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Debauchery
Definition
corruption by sensuality; intemperance; wild living
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Deleterious
Definition
harmful
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Disinterested
Definition
unbiased
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Fecund
Definition
fertile; productive
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Hermetic
Definition
impervious to external influence; airtight
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Salubrious
Definition
promoting health
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Foster
Definition
to promote the growth or development of
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Transitory
Definition
not staying for a long time; temporary
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Cacophony
Definition
a harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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Goad
Definition
to urge forcefully; to taunt someone into doing something
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Implement
Definition
to carry out
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Ingenuous
Definition
unwarily simple; candid; naive
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Malleable
Definition
easy to shape or bend
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Pungent
Definition
forceful; sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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Savor
Definition
to linger on the taste or smell of something
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Correlate
Definition
to find or show the relationship of two things
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root im/in
Definition
not/ without
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root phone
Definition
sound
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root punc/pung/poign/point
Definition
to point, to prick
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root voc/vok
Definition
to call
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