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Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level F8
Vocab workshop F8
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General Vocab
11th Grade
02/07/2007

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acrimonious
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adj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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adj. resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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conducive
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adj. tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable
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consternation
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n. dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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adj. fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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v. to deny resposibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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adj. impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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n. disagreement, sharp differnce of opinion
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dissipate
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v. to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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elan
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n. an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair
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expurgate
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v. to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
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n. an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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hypothetical
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adj. based on an assuption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble
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adj. mean, low base
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impugn
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v. to call into question; attack as false
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intemperate
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adj. immoderate, lacking self-control; inclement
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odium
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n. hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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n. faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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v. a place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
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adj. inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
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adj. subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
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susceptible
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adj. open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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