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Esoteric Vocab Unit 52
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11th Grade
08/02/2011
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Placate
 Definition
Soothe, pacify
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Ungainly
 Definition
Awkward, clumsy
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Stentorian
 Definition
Loud, powerful, booming
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Pervade
 Definition
Spread, permeate
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Cogent
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Convincing, believable, compelling
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Cull
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Collect
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Querulous
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Whining, complaining
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Dither
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Indecisive, agitated, nervous
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Incendiary
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Tending to stir up conflict, arsonist
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Suffice
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Satisfy
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Premise
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Assertion/proposition serves as the basis; introduction
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Brevity
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Concise, exact, briefness
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Parsimony
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Frugality, unwillingness to spend money
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Relegate
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Demote, dismiss, banish
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Beleaguer
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Attack
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Redoubtable
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Formidable, glorious, awesome
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Shrewd
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Keen, Calculating, Sharp, clever
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