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General Vocab
11th Grade
06/24/2011
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Pariah
 Definition
An outcast
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Ascetic
 Definition
Someone who lives a severe existence without indulgence
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Prodigal
 Definition
A wasteful person
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Tyro
 Definition
Novice, beginner
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Hedonistic
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Pleasure Seeking
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Found everywhere
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Propitious
 Definition
Favorable
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Sporadic
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Not continuous
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Invigorating
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Energizing
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Soporific
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Sleeping-inducing
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Debilitating
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Weakening
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Insalubrious
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Unhealthy
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Aromatic
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Pleasant-smelling
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Receding
 Definition
Getting less
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Diminishing
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Getting less
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Ostensibly
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Apparently
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Contempt
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The act of despising
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Approbation
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Approval
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Unrivalled
 Definition
Having no rival or competitor
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Reverence
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A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
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Trudge
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Walk as though tired
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Meander
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Wander
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Ambles
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Walk aimlessly
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Edges
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To make or force one's way gradually by moving sideways
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Rages
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To move, rush, dash, or surge furiously
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Merits
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Claim to respect and praise; excellence
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Jargon
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The language, esp. the vocabulary perculiar to a particular profession
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Garrulous
 Definition
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
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Equivocal
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Allowing the possibility of the different meanings of a word to deceive someone 
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Taciturn
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Inclined to silence
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Eschew
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To abstain or keep away from
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain
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Fettered
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To confine; restrain
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Enfranchised
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Freed
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Pinioned
 Definition
To disable or restrain
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Encumbered
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to burden or weigh down 
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Conventional
 Definition
adhering to accepted standards
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Devoid
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Not possessing
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Erratically
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Not constantly
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Mitigate
 Definition
Makes less severe
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Alleviates
 Definition
Make less severe
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Phlegmatic
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Calm
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Constrained
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Restrained
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Tractable
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Easily lead
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Choleric
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Extremely easily angered
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Stifled
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Reduced or suppressed
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Eradicated
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Wiped out
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Unanimity
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Consensus
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Thwarted
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Prevented
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Inculcate
 Definition
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions
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Esoteric
 Definition
obscure, difficult to comprehend
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Germane
 Definition
Relevant
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Abstruse
 Definition
Obscure, difficult to comprehend
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Incongruous
 Definition
not matching, odd
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Apt
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Suitable
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Ambience
 Definition
Atmosphere, environment
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Salubrious
 Definition
Favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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