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Smith and Dewar Vocabulary Lesson 10
Lesson 10 Terms and Definitions
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General Vocab
11th Grade
12/06/2010

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abstracted
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removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind
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adulation
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extreme praise or admiration
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adversity
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misfortune, unfavorable happening
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burgeon
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to sprout, to newly emerge
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chimera
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a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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culpable
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deserving blame; guilty
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decadent
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decaying
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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fatuous
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foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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humane
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kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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indulgent
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lenient, especially toward oneself
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ineptness
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lack of competence or judgment
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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inundate
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to flood, to overflow
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miser
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one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
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nefarious
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extremely wicked, evil, vicious
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prattle
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meaningless sounds, babble
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predilection
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preference
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procrastinate
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to defer action; to delay
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stoic
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a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassice
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suffrage
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right to vote
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summon
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to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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transparent
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quality of being able to be seen through, clear
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turbulence
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wild or disturbing activity
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viable
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capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately
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