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vocab 5
vocab week 5
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11th Grade
10/30/2008
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ABERRATION
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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ACERBIC
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bitter; sour
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ADHERENT
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supporter
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AFFABLE
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easy to talk to; friendly
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ALACRITY
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cheerful eagerness to respond
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ALTRUISM
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selflessness
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AMOROUS
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in love; relating to love
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ANIMOSITY
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resentment; hostility
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APPREHENSIVE
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worried; anxious
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ARCHAIC
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extremely old; outdated
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AUDACITY
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boldness
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AVARICE
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greed
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BELABOR
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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BEQUEST
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something left to someone in a will
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BOVINE
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cow-related; cow-like
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CAPITULATE
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to surrender; to give up or give in
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CASTIGATE
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to criticize severely
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CHARISMA
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a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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to draw a line around; to set limits
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COHERENT
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holding together; making sense
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COMPLICITY
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participation in wrongdoing
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CONCURRENT
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happening at the same time
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CONNOISSEUR
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an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste
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CONTENTIOUS
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argumentative
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CORROBORATE
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to confirm
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CRITERION
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basis for judgment
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CURSORY
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hasty; superficial
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DAUNT
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to intimidate
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DEFERENCE
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submission to another’s will; respect
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DEPRAVITY
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extreme wickedness or corruption
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DESICCATE
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to dry out
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DIGRESS
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to stray from the main subject
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DISDAIN
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arrogant scorn; contempt
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DISTEND
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to swell
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DUBIOUS
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full of doubt; uncertain
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EBULLIENT
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bubbling with excitement
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EGREGIOUS
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extremely bad; flagrant
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ENERVATE
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to reduce the strength or energy of, especially gradually
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EPITOME
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a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; a perfect
example of something
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ETHEREAL
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heavenly; as light or insubstantial as a gas
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