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Pre-AP Vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/01/2007

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Antipathetic
Definition
Having or showing a strong aversion
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Aberration
Definition
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
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Benumbed
Definition
To make inactive; dull
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Colossal
Definition
extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree
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Corporeal
Definition
of the nature of the physical body
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Denizens
Definition
An inhabitant; a resident
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Drachma
Definition
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of modern Greece
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Engender
Definition
to produce, cause, or give rise to
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Facetious
Definition
not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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Fortitude
Definition
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
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Heretofore
Definition
before this time; until now.
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Impish
Definition
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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intonation
Definition
the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech
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lathe
Definition
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc.
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Misdemeanour
Definition
a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony
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opalescence
Definition
having a milky iridescence
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paternity
Definition
the state of being a father
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pervaded
Definition
to become spread throughout all parts of
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profuse
Definition
spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess
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recess
Definition
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity
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sanguine
Definition
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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somnambulistic
Definition
of or relating to sleep walking
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superstitious
Definition
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
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transmutation
Definition
change into another nature, substance, form, or condition
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Vagary
Definition
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance
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