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Units 10-12 SUPER VOCAB
Mr.Leddy is a bich.
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English
10th Grade
01/13/2009

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absolve
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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caricature
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a representation in which the subjects characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated;

to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound;

to make a loud ringing noise
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contiguous
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side by side, touching, near; adjacent in time
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something; greed
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of.
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enthrall
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to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison.
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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implicit
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in.
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incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy.
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language.
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politic
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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient.
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward, characteristic of prose, not poetic.
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redundant
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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush.
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self righteous, canting, holier-than-thou.
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scintillating
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing, (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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accrue
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to grow or accumulate over time
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work.
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bedlam
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion.
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covert
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret, sheltered, secluded;

a sheltered place, a hiding place
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debonair
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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance.
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dun
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to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt;

a creditor;

dark, dull, drab, dingy
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efficacious
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effective, producing results
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equanimity
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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fortuitous
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accidental, occurring by a happy chance.
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gist
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the essential part, main point, or essence.
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gratuitous
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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted.
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imperious
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overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
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invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

abusive, vituperative
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motley
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors;

a jester's costume; a jester
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munificent
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extremely generous, lavish.
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procrastinate
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to delay, put off until later
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provocative
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying
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recondite
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate
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a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person; scoundrel.

Wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled.

to disapprove of.
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sedentary
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characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place.
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Abstemious
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Moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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Censurable
Definition
Deserving of blame or correction
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Contingent
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Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance;

a representative group forming part of a larger body.
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Corroborate
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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Denizen
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An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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Discursive
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Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic.
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Disseminate
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To scatter or spread widely
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Dowdy
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Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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Florid
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Highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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Foist
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To impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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Gauche
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Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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Heresy
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An opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred.
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Inculcate
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To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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Palpable
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Capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized
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Perceptive
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Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable or keen appreciation
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Pernicious
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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Salient
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Leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuously;

a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward.
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Satiate
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to satisfy completely; to fill to excess;

full, satisfied
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Sear
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, desiccate, singe
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Specious
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Deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit.
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