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Vocab for Final
Vocabulary for 1st Semester Final
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English
9th Grade
12/12/2010

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Anguish
Definition
Noun - excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
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Eloquent
Definition
Adjective - characterized by forceful and appropriate expression
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Ferocity
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Noun - a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
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Succinct
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Adjective - expressed in few words
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Articulate
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Adjective - uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
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Effusive
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

pouring out; overflowing.
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Trite
Definition
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
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Beligerent
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warlike; giving wage to war
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Incisive
Definition
remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
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Invincible
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incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
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Malice
Definition
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another (either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness)
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Solemnity
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the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: (Solemn - serious or earnest)
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Maverick
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a lone dissenter who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates.
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Mesmerize
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to spellbind; fascinate.
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Nemesis
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an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
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Quixotic
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Sincere, but foolish
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Agnostic
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A person who doubts or denies the possibility of a greater being (such as gods).
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Docile
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easily managed or handled; easily taught or controlled
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Paradox
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a self-contradictory and false proposition.
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