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Transformation Unit One
Flocabulary
38
English
11th Grade
08/17/2008

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MYOPIC
Definition
Short-sighted
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RATIOCINATE
Definition
to think, contemplate
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RENDER
Definition
to say, or to make
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RECAPITULATE
Definition
to repeat, reiterate
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LOQUACIOUS
Definition
talkative
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VERBOSE
Definition
wordy
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GREGARIOUS
Definition
sociable
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ELOCUTION
Definition
the art of public speaking
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
Definition
indirect language
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RECALCITRANT
Definition
defiant
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COGENT
Definition
intelligent
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SEMINAL
Definition
original, ground-breaking
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MERITORIOUS
Definition
deserving of praise or merit
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REDACT
Definition
to revise, edit
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PLACATE
Definition
to soothe, appease
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TOME
Definition
a large book
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PERUSE
Definition
to examine carefully
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ENTOMOLOGY
Definition
the study of insects
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OSTRACIZE
Definition
to exclude from a community
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PARIAH
Definition
an outcast
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PERSEVERE
Definition
to persist, remain constant
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LATENT
Definition
present but hidden
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BURGEON
Definition
to come forth, blossom
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DILIGENT
Definition
careful, showing care
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PARAGON
Definition
model of perfection
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COMMODIOUS
Definition
spacious, roomy
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CLAIRVOYANT
Definition
able to see and detect things that others cannot
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VAST
Definition
enormous, immense
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VOLUMINOUS
Definition
large, ample
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EXORBITANT
Definition
excessive
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EXTRAVAGANT
Definition
excessive, over-the-top
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COLOSSUS
Definition
an enormous structure
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SYNOPSIS
Definition
a summary
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CADENCE
Definition
rhythm
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CAVORT
Definition
to prance, dance about
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BOISTEROUS
Definition
laud, energetic
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DAFT
Definition
insane, foolish
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DEFT
Definition
skilled, adept
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