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100 summer vocabulary words
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English
9th Grade
09/01/2009

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overt

 

Definition
apparent, open for view/knowledge
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policy
Definition

definite course of action,

 a procedure

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mentor
Definition

wise & trusted counselor,

a influential supporter

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raconteur
Definition
a person good at telling stories
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quaff
Definition
to drink an alcoholic beverage
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quixotic
Definition
unpredictable, imaginative
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prescribe
Definition
to lay down (rules), to put in writing
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pungent
Definition
sharp to taste/smell, to the point
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peccadillo
Definition
a minor sin or offense
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precocious
Definition
prematurely developed (maturity), appearing early (flowers)
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preclude
Definition
to make impossible, prevent
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ravenous
Definition
extremely hungry, greedy or eager for satisfaction
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prattle
Definition
talk foolish, chatter in a simple minded way
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prevalent
Definition
extensive
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renegade
Definition
traitor, someone that leaves one thing for another
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reiterate
Definition
to repeat excessivley
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resourceful
Definition
someone who can act effective in difficult situations
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megalopolis
Definition
a large city
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macadam
Definition
pavement, stone used to make a road
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repository
Definition
a storehouse, where things are kept
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proliferate
Definition
grow by multiplication of parts, spread rapidly
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prosaic
Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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paucity
Definition
not a large quantiy, scarce, fewness
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paltry
Definition
worthless, rediculously small
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nondescript
Definition
not recognized, dull
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pulverize
Definition
to demolish, crush, make into a poweder
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obliterate
Definition
to do away with, destroy completely
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mediocre
Definition
ordinary, moderate
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negligible
Definition
small, unimportant
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propound
Definition
propose/consider/accept ( a theory)
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proscribe
Definition
outlaw, banish
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literate
Definition
educate, able to read and write
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masquerade
Definition
party, disguise, false outward show
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pallor
Definition
unusual or extreme paleness, from fear. ill health, death
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opposition
Definition
the act of resisting
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odyssey
Definition
a voyage, long series of wanderings
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obstruction
Definition
a barrier, something that blocks or closes up with an obstacle
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perspicacity
Definition
keeness of mental perception, insight
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politico
Definition
politician
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