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UB Vocabulary 2012-13 1-50
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English
11th Grade
09/24/2012

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Adorn
Definition
To enhance the appearance of espeically with beautiful objects
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make better or more tolerable
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Assiduous
Definition
Unceasing, persistent
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Audacious
Definition
Intrepidly or daring
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Berate
Definition
To scold or condemn vehemently and at length
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Bereft
Definition
Deprived of or lacking something
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Calamity
Definition
State of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss
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Capitulate
Definition
To surrender
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Charitable
Definition
Full of love for and goodwill toward others
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Chronothermal
Definition
Relating to both time and temperature
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Complacency
Definition
Self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
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Constraint
Definition
Restricted or compelled to avoid or perform some action
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Dehydrate
Definition
To take water from
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Dermoid
Definition
Resembling skin
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Dictum
Definition
An authoritative announcement
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Dissension
Definition
Contentious quarreling
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Doughty
Definition
Fearless resolution
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Duplicity
Definition
Contradictory doubleness of thought
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Entreat
Definition
To make an earnest request
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Epidermal
Definition
Related to the outer layer of the skin
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Erudite
Definition
Very learned
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Extemporaneous
Definition
Speaking / performing with little or no advance preparation
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Facetious
Definition
Not meant to be taken seriously
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Feign
Definition
Pretend
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Fidelity
Definition
Loyalty
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Foresight
Definition
An act of looking forward
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Formidable
Definition
Tending to inspire awe or wonder
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Forte
Definition
Strong point or skill
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Fortnight
Definition
A period of fourteen days
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Geothermal
Definition
Related to the heat of the earth's temperature
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Germane
Definition
Relevant
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Hydrant
Definition
Device for drawing water
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Hydrogenic
Definition
Caused by the action of water
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Hydrogeology
Definition
Study of subsurface water movement through rocks
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Hydrograph
Definition
Diagram of levels or amount of water flow in a river
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Hydronautics
Definition
Technology related to the development of deep submersible vehicles
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Hydronymy
Definition
Naming or names of bodies of water
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Hydropathy
Definition
Treatment of injury or disease with water
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Hydrophone
Definition
Receiver for listening to sound transmitted through water
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Hydrothermal
Definition
Of or related to hot water
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Hyperchromia
Definition
Excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin
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Hypochromia
Definition
Lack of color
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Hypodermic
Definition
Under the skin
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Hypothermia
Definition
Condition of reduced temperature
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
Personal peculiarity
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Impede
Definition
To interfere with or slow the progress of
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Imperative
Definition
Necessary
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Importune
Definition
To urge with troublesome persistence
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Incessant
Definition
Continuing or following without interruption
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Incorrigible
Definition
Incapable of being corrected or amended, not manageable
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Indelible
Definition
Cannot be erased
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Indolence
Definition
Laziness
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Ineffable
Definition
Incapable of being expressed in words
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Insurrection
Definition
An act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
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Integrity
Definition
Firm adherence to a moral code
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Intractable
Definition
Not easily controlled
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Lament
Definition
A crying out in grief
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Molify
Definition
To soothe in temper or disposition
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Mortify
Definition
To subject to severe and vexing embarassment
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Nostalgia
Definition
Yearning for something past
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Obscure
Definition
Not clearly seen or easily distinguished
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Ostentatious
Definition
Marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
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Pachyderm
Definition
Mammal with thick skin
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Parcel
Definition
Track or plot of land
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Perfunctory
Definition
Done merely as a duty
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Perpetuate
Definition
Cause to last undefinitely
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Perplexed
Definition
Filled with uncertainty
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Prepossession
Definition
Attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand
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Proctor
Definition
One appointed to supervise students
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Proliferate
Definition
Increase by rapid production
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Propitiate
Definition
To gain or regain the favor of
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Protocol
Definition
A code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette
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Providence
Definition
Divine guidance or care
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Provision
Definition
A stock of needed materials or supplies
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Rancor
Definition
Bitter ill will
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Refute
Definition
Show to be false or erroneous
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Regimen
Definition
A systematic plan
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Relegate
Definition
To assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion, put out of sight or mind
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Repertoire
Definition
A list of skills possessed by a person or needed in his occupation
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Revere
Definition
To show honor and devotion to
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Sardonic
Definition
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
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Scrutinize
Definition
To examine closely and minutely
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Semblance
Definition
Outward appearance
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Serendipity
Definition
A talent for making desirable discoveries by accident
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Solicitude
Definition
Attentive care and protectiveness
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Solvent
Definition
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts
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Superfluous
Definition
Being more than is needed
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Synchronous
Definition
Occuring at the same time
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Synopsis
Definition
Syllabus or summary
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Synonymous
Definition
Having similar meaning
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Tenuous
Definition
Lacking stability
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Thermal
Definition
Of or related to heat; caused by heat
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Thermogenic
Definition
Producing heat
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Thermography
Definition
Recording a visual image of body heat using infrared devices
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Thermometer
Definition
Instrument which measures heat
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Trite
Definition
Made commonplace by frequent repetition
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Valor
Definition
Noble courage
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Verbose
Definition
Wordy
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Winsome
Definition
Attractive
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Zealous
Definition
Filled with enthusiasm
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