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Unit 11 Vocab
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General Vocab
12th Grade
04/23/2009

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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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circuitous
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taking a roundabout course; indirect
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copious
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yielding or containing plenty (sometimes of information, thoughts, vocabulary)
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derogatory
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tending to detract, as from authority or estimation; disparaging
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facetious
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joking; usually clumsy or inappropriate joking
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fatuous
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characterized by foolishness, stupidity, and nonsense
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lugubrious
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mournful, especially to an exaggerated degree
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nebulous
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clouded; vague; indistinct
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nefarious
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extremely wicked
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scrupulous
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very conscientious; extremely thorough; closely attentive to what is right and proper
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taciturn
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habitually silent; not liking to talk
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variegated
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having different colors in streaks, spots, or patches; characterized by variety
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ab-
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away (from), from
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contra-, contro-
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against, opposite
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inter-
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between, among
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peri-
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around
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AUTO
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self
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CLAM, CLAIM
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to cry out
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EQU
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equal, even
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FUND, FUS, FOUND
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to pour, to melt
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GRAPH, GRAM
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to write
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LOG, LOGUE
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speech, word, reasoning
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PHYSI
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nature
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TEND, TENS, TENT
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to stretch, to strive
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VID, VIS
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to see
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-ite
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one who; pertaining to, having the quality of
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-ity
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state, quality, act of
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-tude
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state, quality, act of
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-ure
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state, quality, act, result of
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political action committee (PAC)
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an interest
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political action committee (PAC)
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an interest
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