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Vocab 4
Mobley - 10/8/2013
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English
11th Grade
10/06/2013

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Adj. - Of questionable authenticity. Widely believed.

ANT: Certain, Sure, Positive
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Apocryphal
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Adj - Submissive. Obedient. Passive. Slavish.

ANT: Assertive, Dominant
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Servile
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Adj. - Effective. Producing the desired outcome.

ANT: Inoperative. Useless. Incompetent.
Definition
Efficacious
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N. - A release of emotional tension. Cleansing. Purge.

ANT: Pollute, Contaminate.
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Catharsis
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Adj - Rotten or foul smelling.

ANTL Clean, Pure, Wholesome, Uncontaminated.
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Putrid
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N. - An established principle. A truth or role of conduct.

ANT: Absurdity, Blunder, Nonsense
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Maxim
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Adj. - Of or relating to a thing's basic nature. Inherent.

ANT: Objective, Without Extraneous, Incidental
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Intrinsic
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Verb - To alienate.

ANT: Union, bond, closeness, affinity
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Estrange
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N. - A claim or praise.
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Kudos
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Adj. - Pertaining to twilight.
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Crepuscular
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Adj. - Marked by luxury or pleasure.

ANT: Meager, Barren, Austere
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Symbaritic
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Adj. - Relating to laughter
Laughable

ANT: Tragic, pathetic, solomn, sober
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Risile
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Adj. - Mutually destructive.
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Internicine
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Verb - To overwhelm. To fill beyond capacity.

ANT: recede
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Inundate
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Verb - To regard with respect, awe or adoration.

ANT: disrespect, dishonor, affront, insult
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Revere
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