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Summer Reading Vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/01/2013

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detractor (n)
Definition
a person who disparages somebody else's ideas
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endeavor (n,v)
Definition
(n)- a strenuous effort
(v)- to make an effort; strive
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alleviate (v)
Definition
to make easier to endure
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implausible (adj)
Definition
failing to convince
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lambasted (v)
Definition
criticize (someone or something) harshly
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bandied (v)
Definition
to pass from one to another; give and take
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altruism (n)
Definition
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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vitriolic (adj)
Definition
filled with bitter criticism
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conduit (n)
Definition
a means of transmitting or distributing (pipeline)
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stifling (v, adj)
Definition
(adj)- suffocating, oppressively close
(v)- to quell, crush, or end by force
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lukewarm (adj)
Definition
neither hot nor cold; unenthusiastic
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profane (v, adj)
Definition
(adj.)- irreligious, unholy
(v)- to misuse (anything that should be held in respect)
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utopia (n)
Definition
any real or imaginary society, place, state, etc, considered to be perfect or ideal
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dystopia (n)
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any real or imaginary society where everything is as bad as it can be
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martyr (n)
Definition
someone willing to sacrifice themselves for what they believe in
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exile (v,n)
Definition
(n)- a person banished from his or her native land
(v)- to expel or banish a person from his or her country
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epiphany (n)
Definition
a sudden insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by an experience
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explicit (adj)
Definition
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated
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schism (n)
Definition
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties
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pariah (n)
Definition
an outcast
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bludgeon (v)
Definition
to force into something; bully
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resurgence (v)
Definition
to rise again, revive
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rhetoric (n)
Definition
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration
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beleaguered (v, adj)
Definition
(v)- to surround with military forces; harass
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disdain (n)
Definition
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy
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rebuke (v,n)
Definition
(v)- to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
(n)- sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
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emulate (v)
Definition
to try to equal or excel
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sectarian (adj)
Definition
narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect
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transcend (v)
Definition
to rise above or go beyond
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condone (v)
Definition
to disregard or overlook
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denounce (v)
Definition
to condemn or censure openly, publicly
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