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Vocab 2
Ms. Payne AP Eng 11
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11th Grade
09/25/2007

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eccentric
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adj. irregular, erratic

n. person w/ unusual personality
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Extrovert
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n. outgoing, gregarious person
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refurbish
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v. to renovate
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elusive
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adj. cleverly evasive; hard to express or define
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amorphous
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adj. lacking defenite form
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rejuvenate
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v. to restore to a former state
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eminent
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adj. conspicuous, prominent
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anarchy
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n. state of society w/o government or law
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exorbitant
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adj. higly excessive
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anomaly
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n. an odd or peculiar condition, situation, qualtiy, etc.
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resilient
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adj. returning to the original form or position
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expound
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v. to explain, interpret
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extricate
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v. to free or release from entanglement; disengage
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revoke
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v. to withdraw, cancel
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redundant
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adj. unnecessary repetition
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prodigious
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adj. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, etc.
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acquiesce
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v. to submit or comply silently or without protest; to agree
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mellifluous
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adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing
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ostentatious
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adj. conspicuous show in an attempt to impress
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mendicant
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n. beggar
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