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Pre AP 10 vocab
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English
10th Grade
12/17/2009

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abeyance
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suspension of action
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acquiesce
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to give in, to comply
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affable
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friendly, courteous, amiable
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affinity
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a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
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amiable
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friendly, sociable, and congenial
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approbation
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official approval, praise, commendation
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assiduous
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marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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beguile
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to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm
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blighted
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destroyed or caused by decline or decay
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commodious
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affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use
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conflagration
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a large fire
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copious
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abundant
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derision
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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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dexterous
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skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful
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discrepant
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disagreeing, inconsistent
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engender
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to cause, to produce, to create
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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execrable
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extremely bad, deserving of hate
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feint
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a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
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felicitous
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happy or delightful
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guileless
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without deceit
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hackneyed
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trite, banal, lacking freshness
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ignominy
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disgraceful or dishonorable conduct
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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incongruity
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nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
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infamous
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having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand; mysterious
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insolence
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insulting or contemptuous behavior
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inveterate
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firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted
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lament
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mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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magnanimity
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having lofty, generous, and courageous spirit
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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malign
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to utter injuriously misleading reports about
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mollify
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to soothe or to appease, to assuage
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moribund
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close to death
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obdurate
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extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
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obsequious
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overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
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obstinate
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unyielding regardless of reason or logic
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obtuse
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dull of mind, insensitive, stupid
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odious
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deserving hate or contempt
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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pernicious
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very destructive or harmful, deadly
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querulous
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constantly complaining, whining
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remonstrate
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to protest, to make objections
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repudiate
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to reject, to disown, to disavow
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reticence
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restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
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staid
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reserved and upright in manner or behavior
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sublime
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exalted, noble, uplifting
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supercilious
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haughty, vain and arrogant
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supplication
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begging, humbly asking for a favor
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zeal
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enthusiasm, fervor
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diffidence
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shyness, reserve, assertiveness
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