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english final review vocab
final review vocab
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English
9th Grade
06/15/2010

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Aghast
Definition
struck with terro, amazement, shock, or horror
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pauper
Definition
a person destitute of means except such as are derrived from charity
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vexation
Definition
the act of anger or annoyance
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elude
Definition
to avoid adority or to escape by means of cleaverness
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tangibale
Definition
capibale of bieng precieved by the sense of touch
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stamina
Definition
physcal or moral strength or endurance
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zealous
Definition
very enthuastic
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compassion
Definition
symphnetic conciousness of others distress together with a desire to alieveate it
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escalate
Definition
to increase in intensity
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grisly
Definition
inspiring horror or great fear; ghastly
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scrutiny
Definition
careful observing
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inconsequential
Definition
no importance
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agile
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marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
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sacreligous
Definition
disrespectful toward a person place or thing
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influx
Definition
a mass arrival or incomming
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fiasco
Definition
complete failure espacailly plans that enf in a ridiculus failure
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depriceate
Definition
to make something seem unimportant
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aristrocrat
Definition
person of high standing
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repast
Definition
a meal
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interminable
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endless
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potent
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powerful; mighty
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naive
Definition
un spohiscated
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stealth
Definition
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure
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languroius
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characterized by languor; languid
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grotesque
Definition
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
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vigil
Definition
wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
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discord
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lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord
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articulate
Definition
uttered clearly in distinct syllables
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vanquished
Definition
to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle
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hedge
Definition
beat around the bush
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infuse
Definition
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill
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careen
Definition
to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion
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prudence
Definition
the quality or fact of being prudent
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impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment
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crypt
Definition
a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc
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promiscuious
Definition
characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, esp. having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis
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evoke
Definition
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory
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devoid
Definition
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute
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mandate
Definition
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative
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torrent
Definition
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
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recite
Definition
to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner
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relapse
Definition
to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc
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precarious
Definition
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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compel
Definition
drive you to do something
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coveted
Definition
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others
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