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Vocab 16/17
Vocabulary Set 16/17 (West Boca English IV Honors)
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12th Grade
04/18/2011
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Mandate
 Definition
an official order
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Masticate
 Definition
to chew
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misandry
 Definition
hatred of males
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Misanthrope
 Definition
hatred of humans
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Nexus
 Definition
a bond or connection
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Niche
 Definition
a recess in a wall
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Odious
 Definition
hateful, abhorrent, offensive, detestable
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Odoriferous
 Definition
producing an odor
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Palette
 Definition
an artist's color board
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Pedantic
 Definition
stressing trivial points of learning; overly scholarly
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Pensive
 Definition
thoughtful in a sad way; deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful
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Peruse
 Definition
to read or to study
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Philharmonic
 Definition
loving music
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Plentitude
 Definition
an abundance
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Plutocratic
 Definition
having great influence due to money; governing by the wealthy
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Maleficent
 Definition
causing harm, evil
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Malevolent
 Definition
wishing harm, having evil in mind
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Miasma
 Definition
poisonous atmosphere; deathlike pollution
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Minion
 Definition
a servile follower
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Nadir
 Definition
the lowest point
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Nascent
 Definition
just beginning to appear; incipient
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Obsessive
 Definition
overly preoccupied with or dominated by something
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Obstreperous
 Definition
stubbornly resistant to control; unruly
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Opus
 Definition
a literary work or other artistic composition
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Ordain
 Definition
to decree or order
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Parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
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Partisan
 Definition
supporting one side
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Perspicacious
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quick to discern or understand
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Pertinent 
 Definition
relevant to the subject
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Placate
 Definition
to pacify; to appease
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