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Vocab Final
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English
10th Grade
05/22/2010

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Alruistic
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(adj.) Unselfish, concered with the welfare of others.
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Brandish
Definition
to wave of flourish in a menacing fashion
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Buffet
Definition
to slap or hit; to strike repeatedly
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Choas
Definition
great confusion, disorder
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Chivalrous
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marked by honor, couresy, and courage; knighly
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Corrosive
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eating away gradullay, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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Discern
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to see clearly, reconize
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Discrepancy
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a difference; a lack of aggrement
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Embark
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to go aboard; to start a journey
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Extirpate
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to tear up by the root; to destory totally
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Multifarious
Definition
having great variety; numerous and diverse
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Obsolete
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out of date, no longer in use
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Officious
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meddling;excessive in assuming authority
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Pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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Quandary
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a state of perplexity of doubt
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Rampant
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growing without check; running wild
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Recalcitrant
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subbornly disobedient, resisting autority
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Remiss
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neglectful; careless
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Squalid
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filthy, wreatched, debased
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Supple
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bending easily; servile
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Truculent
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fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly
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Voluminous
Definition
of great size; numerous; lengthy
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