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Senior Vocabulary for Final
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12th Grade
01/25/2007

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cadaver
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corpse
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casualty
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one who is injured or killed in an accident
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misnomer
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an error in naming a person or thing
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decadant
Definition
Being in a state of decline or decay
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recidivism
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habitual relapse into crime
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concise
Definition
Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct
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excise
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to cut out or off, as a tumor
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incisive
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penetrating
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precision
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bullseye
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cognate
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allied or similar in nature or quality
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innate
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Possessed at birth; inborn, an ability
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nascent
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being born or beginning, from birth
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renaissance
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rebirth
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bona fide
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honest, sincere; lawful, legal
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carpe diem
Definition
seize the day
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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cryptic
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Having hidden meaning
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cryptography
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the science or study of the techniques of secret writing
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crypt
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a subterranean chamber or vault
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abscond
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
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abstraction
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an abstract or general idea or term
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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component
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a part of something
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disposition
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state of mind regarding something
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repository
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a receptacle or place where things are deposited
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abstinence
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any self-restraint
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tenacious
Definition
holding fast
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tenable
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capable of being held
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sustenance
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means of sustaining life; nourishment
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monogamous
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The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of tim
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monograph
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A scholarly piece of writing of essay or book length on a specific, often limited subject.
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monolithic
Definition
made of only one stone or peice
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unicameral
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consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
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unilateral
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relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only
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unison
Definition
same pitch
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unitarian
Definition
a person who maintains that God is one being
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expatriate
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to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
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paternalistic
Definition
father managed
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patrician
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a person of noble or high rank
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patrimony
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an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors
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ignominious
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Marked by shame or disgrace
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nomenclature
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A system of names used in an art or science
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nominal
Definition
name only
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dichotomy
Definition
division into two parts
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diplomatic
Definition
skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people
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duplicity
Definition
a twofold or double state or quality
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bipolar
Definition
having two poles, as the earth
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biennial
Definition
happening every two years
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