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Smith and Dewar Vocabulary Lesson 19
Lesson 19 Terms and Definitions
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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/14/2011

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adjunct
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something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it
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anomalous
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out of place, abnormal
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belligerent
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waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
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censure
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to blame or to condemn
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compliance
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a yielding; acquiescence
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defile
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to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
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diligent
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characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study
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expedient
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appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just
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flout
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to treat with contempt
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galling
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very irritating
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heralded
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announced or publicized
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incantation
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a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect
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indigenous
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native to a certain area
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luscious
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very pleasant to the taste
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nomadic
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characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads
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parry
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to deflect or to ward off a blow
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precipitate
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to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong
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pungent
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sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid
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ratify
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to give formal approval
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd, very discerning
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slovenly
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messy, untidy, careless
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spiteful
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full of spite or malice; malicious; malevolent
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tangential
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slightly connected, divergent
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taper
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to decrease in thickness or width
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vagrant
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a wanderer who does not have a home
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