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Vocab 1- 10/3/2011
vocabulary for vocab test 10/3/2011
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10th Grade
10/02/2011
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adroit 
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adj; skillful, clever
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adulterate
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v; to make impure, to contaminate
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adventutious
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adj; accidental, nonessential
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aegis
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n; a shield, protection, sponsorship
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aesthetic
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adj; pertaining to beauty
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affectation
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n; a phony additude or pose
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affinity
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n; an attraction to
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affluence
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n; an abundance of wealth or richness
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agape
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adj; open-mouthed, surprised
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agrandize
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v; to enlarge, to expand
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altruism
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n; a concern for others
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ambiguous
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adj; open to more than one interpretation
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amoral
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adj; lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amorphous
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adj; shapeless, formless, vague
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animosity
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n; hatred
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antipathy
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n; an intense dislike
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antithesis
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n; an exact opposite
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badinage
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adj/v; teasing, making fun of
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banal
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adj; common, ordinary
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baroque
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adj; overly decorated
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bauble
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n; showy, but useless thing
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bedlam
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n; noisy uproar
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beguile
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v; to deceive, to enchant, to charm
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besiege
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v; to overwhelm, surround and attack
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besmirch
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v; to make dirty, stain
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bestial
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adj; savage, brutal
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bilious
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adj; bad-tempered, cross
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blanch
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v; to whiten, to make pale
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bland
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adj; mild, tasteless, dull
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blandishment
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n; flattery
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apt
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fit

 

aptitude, adapt
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bas
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low

 

bass, basement
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aster, astr
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star

 

astronomy, disaster -->("not in the stars")
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anim
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feeling, spirit, life

 

animosity, animal
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sec, sect
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cut

 

section, dissect
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terra
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earth

 

terrain, terrace
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