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Vocab A1
A1 Kreston
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English
10th Grade
09/09/2007

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acute
Definition
quick to comprehend; sharply intelligent
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aesthetic
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referring to the sense of beauty
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agnostic
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doubting or questioning the existance of a God
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aloof
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distant, unsociable, withdrawn, cool
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ambivalance
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lack of certainty or defiteness; a feeling of simultaneous; opposing attitudes toward a subject
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apathy
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lack of interest or feeling
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ascetic
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sternly self-denying, like a monk
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audacity
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extreme boldness
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capitulate
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to yield to pressure, give in, concede
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civil
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polite, well mannered
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conspicuos
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noticeable, obvious
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corporeal
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of the physical, not spiritual, body; material, substantial
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desultory
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random, haphazard, casual
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discriminate
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to see clear distinctions or difference
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disinterested
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without prejudice or bais, dispassionate, nuetral
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eccentric
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signifigantly odd or unusual
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ephemeral
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fleeting, short-lived
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fallible
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capable of error
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fervor
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deep feeling, passion, zeal
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flaccid
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lacking normal firmness, flabby, limp
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grave
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extremely serious, solemn
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humane
Definition
showing compassion for people or animals
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