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General Vocab
10th Grade
01/22/2009

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iota*
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syn: miniscule
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amiable*
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syn: friendly, good-natured
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vacuous
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adj: without intelligence, thought, or purpose
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chaff
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n: stiff stawlike part of grains
v: to make good natured fun of someone
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bemoan
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v: to moan about or weep for
syn: mourn
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acclaim
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v: to praise highly
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yeilding
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adj: not resisting
syn: compliant
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wanton
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adj:without reason or excuse
syn: reckless
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defalcate
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v: to steal or misuse money entrusted to one's care
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virtuoso
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n: one who is skilled in an art, or one who is appreciative of the arts
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unwitting
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adj: unknowing, unaware, unintentional
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erstwhile
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syn: former, formerly
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toady
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n: a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
v: to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
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osteopath
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n: a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles
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tome
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n: a large, often scholarly, book
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froward
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adj: not easily managed; contrary
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expurgate
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v: to remove objectionable words or passages from a document
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interminable
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adj: so long as to seem endless; never stopping
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burnish
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v: to make shiny by polishing
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consternation
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n: sudden dread or paralyzing terror
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tautological
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adj: unnecessarily or uselessly repetitive
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ellipsis
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n: three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing; the omission of a word or words in text
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nocuous
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syn: noxious
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peculate
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v: to steal money or goods entrusted to someone
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openhanded
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adj: giving freely, generous
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declaim
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v: to orate; to speak in a loud and emotional manner
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hidebound
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adj: narrow-minded, stubborn
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sanguine
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adj: confident, red or ruddy
n: red iron-oxide crayon
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acute
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adj: sharp, of fine distinction, less than 90 degrees
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temerity
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n: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger; rashness.
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parry
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v: to ward off, turn aside
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martial
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adj: suitable for use in war
syn: warlike
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incisive
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adj: remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
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pedestrian
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n: a person who gets about on foot; walker
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ululate
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v: To howl, as a dog or a wolf
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tetchy
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adj: Peevish; testy; irritable.
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inanition
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n: The condition or quality of being empty
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cormorant
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n: A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person.
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libation
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n: The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
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elucidate
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To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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florid
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Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color
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diatribe
Definition
a bitter verbal attack or speech
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spoonerism
Definition
The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
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thaumaturgy
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The performance of miracles or magic
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tumult
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Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, "the tumult of the elements."
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propinquity
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Nearness in place, time, and relationship
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aegis
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syn: Protection; support
n: A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Zeus.
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nescience
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n: Lack of knowledge or awareness
syn: ignorance
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