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Vocab 13
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10th Grade
11/16/2010

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decrepit
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worn out and ruined because of age or neglect
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dilapidated
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to fall into disrepair or ruin esp. a building
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ramshackle
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a state of severe disrepair
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go to pot
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to utterly deteriorate (morally)
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dilatory
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inclined to put things off; intended to postpone something
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diluted
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to make thinner or weaker
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expeditious
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done with speed/efficiency
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laggard
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a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
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lackadaisical
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carelessly lazy, withour enthusiasm or determinaton
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with alacrity
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with a brisk and cheerfull readiness
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assiduous
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showing great care and perserverance
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sedulous
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showing dedication and diligence
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indefatigable
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persisting tirelessly
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indolent
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wanting to avoid activity or extertion- lazy
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perfunctory
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carried out with minimum effort
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cursory
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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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dire
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extremely serious/urgent
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somber
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dull dark and gloomy
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salutory
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beneficial to health
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salubrious
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beneficial to health
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discomfit
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to perplex confuse or embarrass completely to defeat or frustrate completely
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rout
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a decisive defeat esp. in a military sense
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drub
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to decisively defeat, more physical
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nonplus
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to confuse or frustrate
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discourse
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formal discussion on speech and/or writing
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discursive
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digressing from subject to subject
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treatise
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a written work dealing formally and systematicallty on a subject
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dissertation
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a written examination of a suject esp. for a doctorate
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colloquy
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a formal conversation of some kind of common issure
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precis
Definition
a summary of a text or speech
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discriminate
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to differentiate, to
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perspicacity
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the quality of having a ready insight into things ; shrewdness
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acumen
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the ability to make good judgements and quick decisions esp. in a field
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discerment
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the ability to judge well
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bigotry
Definition
intolereance towards those who hold different views than oneself
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disparage
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regard or represent as haveing little worth
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decry
Definition
publicly denounce
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rundown
Definition
an analysis/summary given by a knowledgeable person
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dissimilarity
Definition
difference, varience
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impassive
Definition
not feeling or showing emotion
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overwrought
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in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety
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distraught
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deeply upset or agitated
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pertrubed
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thoroughly disturbed or upset
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docile
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submissive
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tractable
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easy to control or influence
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amenable
Definition
open and responsive to suggestion, easily controlled
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perverse
Definition
showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences:
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obdurate
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stubbornly refusing to change an opinion or a course of action
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dormant
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inactive
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inert
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lacking the ability or strength to move. lacknig vigour
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latent
Definition
existing, but not yet developed
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quiescent
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a state or period of inactivity
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torpid
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mentally or physically inactive, lethargic
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volatile
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liable to change rapidly and quickly for the worse
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drastic
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violently forceful and swift, extreme
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potent
Definition
haveing great power, influence, or effect
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draconian
Definition
excessively harsh or sever in law
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ineffectual
Definition
not producing the desired effects
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duplicity
Definition
deliberate deception in speech or conduct
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dissimulation
Definition
preetense, concealment of ones thoughts or feelings or character
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chicanery
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the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial or legal purpose
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imposture
Definition
pretending to be someone else to deceive others
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probity
Definition
having strong moral principles
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plain-dealing
Definition
honest and straighforward behaviour towards others
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double-dealing
Definition
the practice of working to peoples disadvantage behind their backs
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judas kiss
Definition
something that looks kindly or affectionate or courteous but is the opposite in reality
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discrimintaion (favorable)
Definition
the ability to make fine or acute distinctions
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discrimination (unfavorable)
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the practice of differentiating unfarily based on individuals or groups because of prejudice
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disparity
Definition
difference or inequality as of age chharacter or quality
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discomfort
Definition
less pain, more anoyance, uneasiness or uncomfortableness
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