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Semester1 Vocab
Units 1-7
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English
11th Grade
12/13/2009
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parody
 Definition
a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
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obdurate
 Definition
stubborn
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peruse
 Definition
scrutinize
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imminent
 Definition
threatening
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banal
 Definition
common
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bedlam
 Definition
a noisy uproar
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amoral
 Definition
lacking a sense of right and wrong
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sedulous
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diligent
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onerous
 Definition
heavy
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denouement
 Definition
a result
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eschew
 Definition
to shun
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scurrilous
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vulgar
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affluence
 Definition
wealth
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importune
 Definition
to ask persistantly
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macroscopic
 Definition
visible by the naked eye
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ferret
 Definition
to search
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish
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rationalize
 Definition
to make an excuse for
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knell
 Definition
the sound made by a bell
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bovine
 Definition
pertaining to cows
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callow
 Definition
young and unexperienced
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sagacious
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wise
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quiddity
 Definition
an essential quality
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laconic
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concise
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patent
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obvious
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peccadillo
 Definition
a misdeed
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adroit
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clever
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dichotomy
 Definition
a division in two parts
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affectation
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a phony attitude
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extenuate
 Definition
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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edify
 Definition
improve someone morally
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impale
 Definition
to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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glower
 Definition
to stare agrily
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bona fide
 Definition
in good faith
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obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse
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parochial
 Definition
local; narrow
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optimum
 Definition
best; most favorable
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ambiguous
 Definition
open to more than one interpretation
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adventitious
 Definition
accidental; nonessential
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cataclysm
 Definition
a violent change
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fecund
 Definition
fertile
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deviate
 Definition
to turn aside from a course
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pedestrian
 Definition
ordinary or dull
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pedantic
 Definition
tending to show off one's learning
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elegy
 Definition
a sad poem
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rakish
 Definition
dashingly stylish and confident
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nebulous
 Definition
vague
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carnal
 Definition
relating to a physical appetite
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deference
 Definition
respect
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ebullient
 Definition
enthusiastic
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deference
 Definition
respect
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ebullient
 Definition
enthusiastic
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quandary
 Definition
a dilemma
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panegyric
 Definition
an expression of praise
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impair
 Definition
to weaken
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bowdlerize
 Definition
to remove offensive passages of a play
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerful
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non sequitur
 Definition
something that does not logically follow
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imprecation
 Definition
a curse
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fop
 Definition
an excessively fashion-conscious man
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hackneyed
 Definition
overused
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neologism
 Definition
a new word or expression
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grotesque
 Definition
absurd
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule
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imperious
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domineering
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olfactory
 Definition
pertaining to smell
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carcinogen
 Definition
causing cancer
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agape
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open-mouthed
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gibe
 Definition
to scoff
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quagmire
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swamp
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martinet
 Definition
taskmaster
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recondite
 Definition
difficult to understand
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immolate
 Definition
to kill someone as a sacrifice
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gambol
 Definition
to frolic
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censure
 Definition
to criticize sharply
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