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Vocab lesson 16
base words, synonyms and antonyms
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10th Grade
03/06/2011

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exodus
Definition
a departure, usually of large numbers of people
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hegira
Definition
a migration of people, (Muhammed's exodus from mecca to medina)
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influx
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the arrival/entry of a large number of people or things
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exotic
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foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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alien
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unfamiliar, belonging to a foreign country, negative connotation
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endemic
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regularly found in a certain area
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expedient
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advantageous to ones interest or purpose
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a means to an end, an emergency course of action
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opportune
Definition
well-timed, an appropriate moment
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stratagem
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a plan or scheme to achieve an end
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design
Definition
purpose or planning behind a specific idea or action
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maneuver
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a carefully planned scheme, usually involving deception
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exploit
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a). (verb) to use to the greatest possible advantage, often selfishly
b). a brilliant or heroic deed
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heroics
Definition
behaviour/talk that is bold but excessive
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tour de force
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an impressive achievement that has resulted from greast skill and work
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derring do
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act displaying heroic courage
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expound
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to explain in detail
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elucidate
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to make somethin clearer by explaining it
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explicate
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analyze or develop in detail (an idea/principal)
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delineate
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to outline an idea
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abstract
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denoting an idea or quality rather thatn something definite
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fabricate
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to construct from separate parts
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to make up with the intention of deceiving
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concoct
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to make something combinbing various different parts
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contrive
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deliberately create using skill or deception
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cook up
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concoct an deceptive story or plan
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devise
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plan or invent by careful thought
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facetious
Definition
not seriously, playful or humorish
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waggish
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humorous in a miscehevious way
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whimsical
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playfully quaint
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droll
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provoking dry amusement
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grave
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serious/somber
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earnest
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showing sincere or intense conviction
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facsimile
Definition
an exact copy
reproduced exactly
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fallacy
Definition
faulty reasoning, an error in logic
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a false or mistaken notion
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solecism
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error either in grammar or etiquette
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fathom
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a length used to measure mraine depths
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to get to the bottom of/understand
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sound
Definition
to find the meaning of something very deep
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plumb
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to find the meaning of something very deep
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probe
Definition
to seek information about something
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divine
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discover something from guesswork or intuition
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penetrate
Definition
succeed in understanind something complex or mysterious
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ferret out
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search out persistently
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fatuous
Definition
silly or pointless
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inane
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silly or stupid
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vacuous
Definition
mindless
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vapid
Definition
offereing nothing challenging/stimulating
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feasible
Definition
possible both doable and workable
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practicable
Definition
something that is capable of being done but may not be sensible
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practical
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something that can be done but is sensible or worthwhile
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feign
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to pretend or give the false appearance of
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sham
Definition
something that is not what it allegedly is
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humbug
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false, a fraud
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ignis fatuus
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a fraud
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the real McCoy
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genuine
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felicitious
Definition
agreeably suited to the occasion, aptly or gracefully
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apropos
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appropriate
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apposite
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appropriate
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apt
Definition
has capability or ability
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awkward
Definition
not smoothly, ungainly
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inept
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having no skill, clumsy
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fetish
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a)an object believed by primitive peoples to have magical powers
b0. an object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence
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fixation
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an obsessive interest
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compulsion
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an irresistable urge to do something, esp against one's conscious wishes
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complex about
Definition
having disproportionate anxiety about something
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a sacred cow
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an idea or institution unreasonably held above criticism
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