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Wredt-Vocab-2
Vocab-2 (Mark Miller)
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English
10th Grade
09/25/2012

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Plaintive
Definition
mournful and expressing sorrow
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Effacement
Definition
erase; wear away
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Incisively
Definition
clear and to the point
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Discern
Definition
tell the difference between two things
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Credulous
Definition
believing on slight evidence; gullible
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Irresolutely
Definition
unsure on how to perceive; indecisive
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Tranquil
Definition
peaceful; calm
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Ingenious
Definition
clever, resourceful, incentive
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Disdainfully
Definition
intense dislike; to reject as unworthy
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Repugnant
Definition
disgusting, offensive
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Fugitive
Definition
person who is hard to find; wandering
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Scintillating
Definition
sparkling, shining, flashing
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Induced
Definition
to bring on or to bring about
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Grave
Definition
serious or important
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Articulate
Definition
to speak distinctfully; expressing oneself clearly
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Cite
Definition
to quote an authority
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Forebodings
Definition
premonitions of evil, ominous omen
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Scrupulously
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very principled; very careful and conscientious
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Opulence
Definition
wealth, affluence, abundance
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Prudence
Definition
wise and careful about practical matters
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Feigned
Definition
false appearance
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Insatiable
Definition
incapable of being satisfied
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Stealthily
Definition
acting in a secret and sneaky way
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Latent
Definition
not visible or dormant
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Gaunt
Definition
very thin, emaciated, angular
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Superseded
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to replace, be displaced, or set aside
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Derision
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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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Conviviality
Definition
fond of good company and festivity
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Heedless
Definition
do not give attention to
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