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Vocab Lesson 31
Vocab Lesson 31
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English
9th Grade
01/17/2008

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alloy
Definition
a substance that is a mixture of metals
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altercation
Definition
a heated or angry dispute noisy argument or controversy
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blighted
Definition
destroyed or caused by decline or decay
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charismatic
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having special qualities or powers that are used for healing or prophecy
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chary
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careful, cautious
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convoke
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to summon or to call together
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despicable
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very bad, contemptible
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embed
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to enclose firmly in some mass
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embolden
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to encourage one to be blod or have courage
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florid
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flowery, flushed with color
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hiatus
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gap, pause, interruption in time
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incurios
Definition
uninterested, lacking normal curiosity
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insubordination
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disobedience to authority
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lassitude
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feeling of weariness; fatigue
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montage
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any combination of disparate elements that form a unified, single image
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officious
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overly dutiful or obliging, insisting on providing a service not requested
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premature
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occuring or existing earlier than what is normal
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presumptuous
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brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant
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relegate
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to assingn to an inferior position
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rescind
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to cancel
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saturate
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to soak, to completely fill
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sterile
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incapable of reproducing
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tumultuous
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marked by disturbance and uproar; raising a great clatter and commotion
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unimpeachable
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not to be called into question, exempt from liability
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voracious
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having a large appetite, ravenous
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