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Vocab 3 & 4
vocab 3-4 for test 11-9-11
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10th Grade
11/09/2011
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule, mock; v.
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desicated
 Definition
dried up; adj
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despicable
 Definition
contemptible, hateful; adj.
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desultory
 Definition
wandering from subject to subject; adj.
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deviate
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to turn aside; v.
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diadem
 Definition
a crown; n.
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diaphonus
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very sheer or light; adj.
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dichotomy
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a divison into two parts; n.
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ebulent
 Definition
enthusiastic; adj.
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eclectic
 Definition
choosing from a variety of sources; adj.
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edify
 Definition
improve someone morally; v.
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effete
 Definition
worn out, barren; adj.
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egregious
 Definition
remarkably bad, ourtrageous; adj.
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elegy
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sad or mournful poem; n.
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elicit
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to draw forth, call forth; v.
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elixir
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supposed remedy for all ailments; n.
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elucidate
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to make clear; v.
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emanate
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to come forth, to send forth, emerge; v.
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emendation
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a correction; n.
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empathy
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understanding of another; n.
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empirical
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based on practical experience; adj.
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endemic
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confined to a particular area; adj.
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enervate
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to weaken; v.
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ennui
 Definition
boredom, weariness resulting from lack of interest; n.
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ephemeral
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short-lived; adj.
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epitome
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typical example; n.
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ergo
 Definition
therefore; conj.
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erotic
 Definition
pertaining to sexual love; adj.
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eschew
 Definition
to keep away from; v.
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facetious
 Definition
comical; adj.
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-Flex, -Flect
 Definition
bend; reflection, flexible
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-equ
 Definition
equal; equation, equality
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-fer
 Definition
bear, carry; transfer, ferry
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-derm
 Definition
skin; dermographia, dermitology
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-domin
 Definition
lord, master; domination, domineering
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