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Yankow Vocab 1
Voacb quiz 1
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11th Grade
08/20/2009

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ribald
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vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.
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queue
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a braid of hair worn down behind; a line of people waiting for something
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quay
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a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.
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dun
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to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt.
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querulous
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full of complaints; complaining.
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perfunctorily
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
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apathetically
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not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
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amok
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a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
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adjuration
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an earnest request; entreaty.
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sibilation
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hissing
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plebian
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of the common people, ordinary, obsolete
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rakish
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smart; jaunty; dashing
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
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gingerly
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with great care or caution; warily.
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bonhomie
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frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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derisive
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characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
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obscure
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(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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gambits
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any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching; boring
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irrevocable
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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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deftly
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dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow or melancholy
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tremulous
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timid; timorous; fearful
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formidably
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causing fear, apprehension, or dread
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implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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deprecating
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to express earnest disapproval of; depreciating in value
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carious
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having caries, as teeth; decayed.
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reprieve
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to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
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dowager
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a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke, etc
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