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Vocab 12
1/27 Mr.Partain English 10H Class
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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abridged
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v: to shorten, to diminish
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alacrity
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n: a prompt a cheerful response
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antipathy
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n: a dislike, a distaste, or enmity
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augment
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v: to make greater or to supplement
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bombastic
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adj: using inflated language, pompous
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decry
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v: to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
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eclectic
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adj: coming from a variety of diverse sources
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enhance
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v: to make better, to improve
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euphonious
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adj: pleasant or agreeable(sound)
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fervid
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adj: ardent, burning, impassioned
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impecunious
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adj: without money
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ingratiate
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V: to make an effort to gain good favor with someone
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luxuriant
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adj: abundant in growth; very fertile
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paltry
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adj: trifling, petty worthless
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pedantry
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n: the act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
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placid
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adj: peaceful, calm
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preclude
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v to make impossible
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promontory
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n: land of rock projecting into a bod of water
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raze
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v: to commpletely destroy
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secullar
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adj: nonreligious, worldly
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static
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adj: having no motion, showing little change
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tact
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n: a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
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torpid
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adj: sluggish, inactive, dull
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vindicate
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v: to clear of accusations or charges
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vindictive
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adj: revengeful or spiteful
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