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Units 13-15
Level E Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2013

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Abrasive
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(adj) causing irritation, harsh
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Acclimate
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(v) to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
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Alacrity
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(n) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
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Alleviate
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(v) to relieve, make more bearable
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Antipathy
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(n) a strong dislike, hostile feeling
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Antithesis
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(n) the direct opposite; a sharp contrast
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Appall
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(v) to fill with dismay or horror
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Applicable
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(adj) capable of being applied; relevant
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Asset
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(n) something of value; a resource; an advantage
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Bellicose
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(adj) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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Beset
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(v) to attack from all sides; to surround
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Chagrin
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(n) irritation/humiliation caused by disappointment/frustration (v) to cause such a feeling
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Compassion
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(n) sympathy for another's suffering, pity
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Complacent
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(adj) self satisfied; overly content
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Concur
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(v) to express agreement, approve
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Decorum
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(n) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
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Defamation
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(n) slander or libel
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Disparage
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(v) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
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Dissonant
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(adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
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Droll
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(adj) amusingly odd
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Duress
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(n) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
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Edict
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(n) an order issued by someone in authority
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Elucidate
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(v) to clarify, explain
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Explicate
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(v) to make plain or clear, explain; interpet
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Exuberant
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(adj) high spirited, enthusiastic; excessive, abundant
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Facsimile
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(n) an exact copy
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Fracas
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(n) a noisy quarrel or brawl
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Grotesque
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(adj) unnatural, distorted; bizarre
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Imbibe
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(v) to drink; to take in; to absorb
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Implacable
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(adj) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
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Infinitesimal
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(adj) so small as to be almost immeasurable
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Innocuous
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(adj) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
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Laud
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(v) to praise
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Loll
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(v) to act in a lazy manner, lounge; to recline
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Loquacious
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(adj) talkative, wordy; fond of talking
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Magnanimous
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(adj) generous in forgiving, above small meanness
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Mandatory
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(adj) required, obligatory
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Militate
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(v) to have effect or force on or against someone
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Nondescript
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(adj) ordinary, not outstanding
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Pandemonium
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(n) a wild uproar or commotion
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Patent
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(n) exclusive rights over an invention (v) to arrange such rights (adj) plain, open to view
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Phlegmatic
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(adj) slow moving, sluggish; unemotional
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Prowess
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(n) distinguished bravery; superior ability
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Raucous
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(adj) disagreeably harsh sounding; disorderly
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Receptive
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(adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
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Renounce
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(v) to give up or resign something
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Repress
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(v) to hold back; to put down by force
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Rescind
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(v) to repeal, cancel
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Reticent
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(adj) not inclined to speak; reserved, reluctant
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Savory
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(adj) tasty, appetizing; inoffensive, respectable
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Sedate
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(adj) quiet, settled (v) to administer a tranquilizer
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Somnolent
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(adj) sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep
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Stentorian
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(adj) extremely loud
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Stipulate
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(v) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
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Ultimatum
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(n) a final proposal or statement of conditions
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Vehement
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(adj) intense, forceful, powerful
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Vivacious
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(adj) lively, full of energy
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Voluble
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(adj) characterized by a ready flow of words
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Whet
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(v) to sharpen; to make keen or eager
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Zealous
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(adj) eager, earnest, devoted
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