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Taylor Vocab Test #4 (#19-24)
For Ms. Taylor's Crit Think 2 LAST VOCAB TEST! :)
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English
10th Grade
05/22/2010

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abstemious
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characterized by abstinance; sparing (adj)
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aperture
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opening/ slit/ hole/ crack/ gap/ etc.

(ie: in cameras, musical instruments, etc.) (n)

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atone
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to make amends/ make up for (as in for an offense or crime) (v)
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cajole
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to persuade with flattery or promises; coax (v)
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defunct
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not operating or functioning; no longer in effect/ use; dead/ extinct (adj)
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demur
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to object/ take exception; hesitation (v/n)
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germinal
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being in the early stage of development (adj)
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heretical
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anyone who doesn't conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle (adj)
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ignoble
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of low character/ quality; inferior; not noble (adj)
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out (adj)
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ingratiate
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to establish [oneself] in the favor or good graces of others (v)
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latent
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present but not visable, apparent or actualized; potential (adj)
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lecher
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man given to excessive sexual indulgence (n/ adj)
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odious
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highly offensive or disgusting; deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable (adj)
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paradoxical
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self-contradictory statement that really expresses possible truth (adj)
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patronizing
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displaying/ indicating offensively condescending (adj)
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pneumatic
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pertaining to air; operated by air (adj/n)
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size, ammount, extent, degree, force, etc.; wonderful; monstrous/ abnormal (adj)
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profundity
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depth; deep place (n)
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recapitulation
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brief review/ summary (n)
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prostrating
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cast oneself on ground in humility/ submission/ adoration; lay flat on ground; reduce to helplessness, weakness or exhaustion (v/ adj)
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pugnaciously
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inclined to quarrel/ fight; combative (adv)
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menial
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lowly/ degrading; submissive; humble (adj)
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insinuation
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indirect suggestion/ hinting/ subtle (n)
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clamored
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loud uproar; vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction (n/v)
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seraph
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member of the highest order of angels (n)
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transmutation
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change to another nature/ form/ condition (n)
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affront
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personally offensive act or word; intentional slight; to embarrass or make ashamed (n/v)
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homage
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 respect paid or rendered; in acknowledgement or consideration of worth (n)
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indiscriminate
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lacking in judgement or selectivity; thoughtless (adj)
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anomalous
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inconsistant with common order, form or rule; irregular; unusual; inconsistant (adj)
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arbiter
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person who has sole power of judging or determining (n)
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aspersion
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damaging remark, criticism; slander (n)
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brusque
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough (adj)
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castigate
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to punish in order to correct; reprimant severely (v)
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contrive
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to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent; to bring about through plans or schemes; plot (v)
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demagogue
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person who gains power by arousing emotions or prejudices of people (n); obscure or distort with emotions, etc. (v)
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disabuse
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to free a person from deception or error (v)
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ennui
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feeling of weariness or discontent resulting from lack of interest; boredom (n)
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fetter
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to confine or restrain (n/v)
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immutable
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unchangable; changeless (adj)
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insurgent
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person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority (n); surging or rushing (adj)
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megalomania
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obsession with doing extravagant or grand things (n)
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surreptitious
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obtained/ done/ made by stealth; secret; unauthorized (adj)
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vicarious
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taking place of another person or thing; felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in others' experiences (adj)
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vouchsafe
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to grant or give by favor, graciousness or condescension; to allow/ permit; garantee (v)
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beneficent
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doing good; kindly in action/ purpose (adj)
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crass
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without refinement, delicacy or sensitivity; gross; stupid (adj)
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debase
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to reduce quality/ value/ rank/ dignity/ significance (v)
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disconcert
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disturb/ perturb/ ruffle; disarrange or throw into disorder (v)
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infraction
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breach; violation; infringement (n)
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mitigate
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to make less severe; lessen; moderate (v)
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pillage
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to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence; to take as booty (v)
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prate
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to talk excessively and pointlessly (v)
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punctilious
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strict/ exact in observance of formalities of contuct or actions (adj)
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redoubtable
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commanding or evoking respect; to be feared; formidable (adj)
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acrimonious
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stinging or bitter in nature, speech, etc. (adj)
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restitution
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reparation made by giving compensation for loss; restoration to former state (n)
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stalwart
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strong/ stoutly built; sturdy/ robust; brave; firm (adj/ n)
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stipend
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fixed/ regular pay; salary; periodic payment [sometimes given as pay for doing something extra at work, etc.] (n)
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