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Smith and Dewar Vocabulary Lesson 14
Lesson 14 Term and Definitions
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General Vocab
11th Grade
02/22/2011

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adulterate
Definition
to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt
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animosity
Definition
harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine
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avarice
Definition
greed for wealth
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coalesce
Definition
to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
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collaborate
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to work together
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cryptic
Definition
mysterious, secret
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desultory
Definition
jumping around, aimless, random
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dissipation
Definition
wasteful spending, squandering
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edifying
Definition
instrusting and improving spiritually or morally
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equivocate
Definition
to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth
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espousing
Definition
marrying, giving one's loyalty; adopting or embracing a couse
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hedonist
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one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
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indefatigable
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tireless, incapable of being fatigued
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interminable
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having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
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naive
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unsopisticated; unexperienced
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parody
Definition
humorous or ridiculous imitation
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peripheral
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on the edge, not important
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portent
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a sign or forewarning
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous
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profane
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showing contempt toward sacred things
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respite
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a rest, a delay, a period of relief
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sordid
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filthy, foul
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surfeited
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fed or supplied to excess
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trifling
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not significant, frivolous
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