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Unit 15 - Vocabulary
1/13/12 - A.S.
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English
11th Grade
12/07/2011

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acute
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extremely serious, severe, or painful; keenly perceptive and intelligent; very powerful and sensitive to detail
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clientele
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the clients or customers of a professional organization or business, considered as a group
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succumb
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to be unable to resist or oppose something; to die from an illness or injury
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sloth
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a slow-moving mammal; a dislike of work or any kind of physical exertion
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infringe
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to fail to the terms of an agreement; to take over land or rights that belong to somebody else
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uncanny
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to strange or unlikely to seem merely natural or human; unexpectedly accurate or precise
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submissive
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giving in or tending to give in to the demands or authority of others
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peer
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to look very carefully or hard; to be partially visible or appear briefly; somebody who is the equal of another
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eulogize
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to praise somebody or something very highly
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innovation
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the act or process of inventing or introducing something new; a new invention or way of doing something
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exhilaration
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to make somebody feel happy, excited, and more that usually vigorous and alive
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rasping
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a harsh grating sound, similar to that of a rasp or saw cutting into wood
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proponent
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somebody who advocates something
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redundant
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not or no longer needed or wanted; with the same meaning as a word used elsewhere in a passage
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begrudging
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showing unwillingness to give somebody something or to let somebody be admired or praised
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empathize
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to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
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prudent
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having good sense in dealing with practical matters
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omnivorous
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eating any type or man different types of food, including both plants and animals
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append
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to add extra information to something, especially to a document
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stratagem
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a clever ruse or scheme that is designed to deceive others or achieve a goal
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collaborate
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to work with another person or group in order to achieve something
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futility
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lack of usefulness or effectiveness
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intact
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whole and lundamaged
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fervor
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ardent or extremely passionate enthusiasm
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unerring
Definition
unfailingly accurate or correct
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refute
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to prove something or someone to be false, either through logical argument or by providing evidence
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consensus
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general or widespread agreement among all the members of a group
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compliant
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ready to conform or agree to do something; made or done according to requirements or instructions
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access
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a means of entering or approaching a place; the right or ability to log on to or use a computer system
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prudent
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having good sense in dealing with practical matters; careful in managing resources
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