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English
11th Grade
10/28/2008

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superfluous
Definition
extra; unnecessary
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litigate
Definition
to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
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vex
Definition
to annoy; to pester; to confuse
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anomaly
Definition
an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation
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bereave
Definition
to deprive or leave desolate, especially through death
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connoisseur
Definition
an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste
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corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidence
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frenetic
Definition
frantic; frenzied
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polemic
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a powerful argument made in refutation of something
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synthesis
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the combining of parts to form a whole
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feasible
Definition
able to be done
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forbear
Definition
to refrain from; to abstain
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genre
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an artistic class or category
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vindicate
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to clear from all blame or suspicion
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conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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squalid
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filthy; repulsive; wretched; degraded
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inept
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clumsy; incompetent
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mandatory
Definition
authoritatively ordered or commanded; necessary
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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eclectic
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chosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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idyllic
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charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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pristine
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original; unspoiled; pure
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prodigy
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an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence
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frugal
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economical; penny-pinching
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qualify
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to modify or restrict
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decorous
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in good taste; orderly
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infer
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to conclude; to deduce
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ostentatious
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excessively conspicuous; showing off
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pathology
Definition
the science of diseases; any deviation from a healthy, normal condition
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plumb
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to measure the depth of something
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spurious
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doubtful; bogus; false
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subjugate
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to subdue and dominate; to enslave
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visionary
Definition
a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future
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reciprocal
Definition
mutual; shared; interchangeable
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root- dis/dif
Definition
away from, apart, reversal, not - disperse, disseminate, dissipate
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root- fruit/frug
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fruit, produce - fruitful, fruition
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root - nat/nas/nai
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to be born - natural, native, naive
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root - pas/pat/path
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feeling, suffering, disease - apathy, sympathy, empathy
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