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11th Grade
04/26/2006
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abase
 Definition
to lower, demean, degrade
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abate
 Definition
to lessen, to reduce in serity
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aberration
 Definition
a deviation from the expected course
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abject
 Definition
of the most miserable or contemptible kind
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abrogate
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to abolish, often by authority
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abscond
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to sneak away and hide
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accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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acumen
 Definition
keen insight
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affluent
 Definition
rich, wealthy
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aggregate
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to gather, amass
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agoraphobia
 Definition
an abnormal fear of open or public places
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akimbo
 Definition
with hands on hips pointed outward
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alacrity
 Definition
speed, readiness
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algid
 Definition
frigid, cold
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allay
 Definition
to sooth, assuage
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altercation
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an argument, dispute
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amalgamation
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a union, a merger
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ambivalent
 Definition
having contadictory feelings
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amble
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to stroll, walk
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ameliorate
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to improve, to make better
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anomaly
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something that does not fit into the normal order
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antechamber
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a waiting room
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aphorism
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a short saying
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apparitional
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ghostly, spectral
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arbitrator
 Definition
one who settles controversy between two side
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ascetic
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one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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assuage
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to ease, pacify
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atone
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to apologize, make amends
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audacious
 Definition
excessively bold
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augment
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to increase or make larger
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austere
 Definition
very bare, bleak, simple
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baleful
 Definition
harmful, threating
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bard
 Definition
a poet, often a singer as well
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berate
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to scold severely
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bereft
 Definition
without, devoid of
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bide
 Definition
to wait, or remain in a condition
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bilk
 Definition
to cheat,to swindle
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blandish
 Definition
to coax through flattery
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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brazen
 Definition
excessively bold, brash
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brumal
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wintry, relation to winter
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet
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(v.)to hit or strike
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burgeon
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to come forth, blossom
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cacophony
 Definition
noise, discordant sound
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cadence
 Definition
rhythm
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clumny
 Definition
an attempt to defame another's reputation
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camaraderie
 Definition
cheerful unity among a group
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capricious
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impulsive
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captivate
 Definition
to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
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carouse
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to revel, to party
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cavort
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to frolic, leap, prance
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circulocution
 Definition
indirect language
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circumspect
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cautious
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coalesce
 Definition
to combine into one
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cogent
 Definition
intelligent, viable
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collusion
 Definition
a conspiracy, a secret agreement
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colossus
 Definition
an enormous structure
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comatose
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lethargic
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commodious
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spacious, roomy
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complicit
 Definition
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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conciliatory
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agreeable, friendly
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conduit
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a pipe, passage, channel
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confluence
 Definition
convergence, a coming together
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confound
 Definition
to frustrate
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connotation
 Definition
a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
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contusion
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bruise, injury
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copious
 Definition
abundant, plentiful
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corpulent
 Definition
very fat
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cosmopolitan
 Definition
worldly, sophisticated
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credulity
 Definition
readiness to believe
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