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Vocab 1,2,3,4,5
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9th Grade
06/07/2011

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abate
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to lessen in violence or intensity
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abet
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to assist or encourage, esp. in wrongdoing
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abhor
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to detest, loathe, hate strongly
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acquit
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to find not guilty of a fault or crime
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acrimony
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harsh temper or bitter feeling
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adamant
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unyielding; firm in opinion
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adulation
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excessive praise or admiration
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affable
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friendly; courteous; agreeable in manner; easy to talk to
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agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable
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agrarian
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having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land
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altercation
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a heated argument
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ambivalent
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being uncertain; unable to decide between two opposing points of view
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable
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anathema
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a greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse, or a person cursed
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apathy
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lack of interest
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appease
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to make calm or quiet; to give in to the demands of
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arduous
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difficult; requiring mmuch effort; strenuous
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audacity
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insolence; rude boldness
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augment
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to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
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austere
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stern, severe, plain
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avarice
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excessive greed; desire for wealth
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avid
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eager, extremely interested
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bacchanalian
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wild with drunkenness
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balk
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to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct
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banter
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teasing; good-natured joking
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barrister
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lawyer
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bask
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to lie in or be exposed to warmth
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
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befuddle
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to confuse; to perplex
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bigot
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one who is intolerant of another's beliefs, opinions, or values
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cajole
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to persuade with false promises and flattery
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candid
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1.outspoken,blunt 2.informal,unposed
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canine
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having to do with dogs; a dog
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capricious
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guided by whim rather than reason;changing one's mind suddenly
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castigate
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to criticize or punish for the purpose of correction
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caustic
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biting,burning,severe;sharp or sarcastic
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chaos
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complete disorder
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charlatan
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one who pretends to have more knowledge or skills than he or she really has, esp. in the field of medicine
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chastise
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to punish severely
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circumspect
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careful,watchful;attentive to all points
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circumvent
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to get around;to beat or defeat by trickery; to prevent an occurrence
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clandestine
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secret
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clement
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1.merciful;lenient 2.mild,as weather
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cliche
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a worn out idea or overused expression
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coerce
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to compel by force;to force a person to do something against his or her will
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collaborate
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1.to work with another towards a goal 2.to cooperae with an enemy invader
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comely
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attractive or handsome; pleasing to the sight
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complacent
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pleased with oneself or one's deeds
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concur
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to be of the same opinion; to agree with
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