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Wordly Wise Chapter 1
Vocabulary words from Chapter 1.
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11th Grade
08/23/2011
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acetic
 Definition
of vinegar
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clandestine
 Definition
secret
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cosmic
 Definition
of the universe, vast
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devolve
 Definition
transfer
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effete
 Definition
weak
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ensemble
 Definition
matched outfit for clothing. working closely together, group of musicians
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exhume
 Definition
dig up, revive
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fusillade
 Definition
firing of shots
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infraction
 Definition
breaking of a rule
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lapidary
 Definition
cutter of precious stones
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mace
 Definition
ceremonial staff, spiked war club, powdered nutmeg husks
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meretricious
 Definition
cheaply showy
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opulent
 Definition
luxurious
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paregoric
 Definition
pain-killing drug
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refractory
 Definition
unruly, unresponsive to treatment
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tactile
 Definition
from the sense of touch
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tocsin
 Definition
alarm bell
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tribulation
 Definition
suffering
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animalcule
 Definition
microscopic life form
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collateral
 Definition
security for a loan, supporting, of a separate line of descent
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defray
 Definition
pay
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disconsolate
 Definition
very sad
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emeritus
 Definition
who has retired but kept his or her rank
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equable
 Definition
unchanging
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forment
 Definition
stir up
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impeach
 Definition
charge with a crime, raise doubts concerning
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insipid
 Definition
tasteless, uninspiring
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lariat
 Definition
rope used to catch cattle and horses
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maestro
 Definition
master musician
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meteoric
 Definition
swift, of shooting stars
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oscillate
 Definition
swing back and forth
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parole
 Definition
early release from prison
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rheumy
 Definition
watering
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temporize
 Definition
stall for time, act merely to suit the immediate moment
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trajectory
 Definition
curved path
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vibrant
 Definition
energetic, rich, quivering
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asphyxiate
 Definition
make unconscious by cutting off the supply of oxygen
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cornucopia
 Definition
horn of plenty, inexhaustible supply
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desist
 Definition
stop
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effeminate
 Definition
woman-like
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empathy
 Definition
a feeling of sharing another's emotions or experiences
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evanescent
 Definition
fletting, delicate
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frieze
 Definition
ornamental band on a wall
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indite
 Definition
write, compose
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itinerary
 Definition
planned route
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lien
 Definition
legal claim to a debtor's property
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maxim
 Definition
concisely-stated rule of conduct
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motif
 Definition
theme
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palfrey
 Definition
riding horses
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phalanx
 Definition
massed group
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svelte
 Definition
gracefully slender, sophisticated
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tertiary
 Definition
third in importance
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trenchant
 Definition
vigorously expressive
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