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Vocab Level 1
Lesson 1-30 of Vocab Words
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9th Grade
06/09/2012
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Term
ACCOLADE
 Definition
great praise or an award
Term
ACME
 Definition
highest point of achievement
Term
ADEPT
 Definition
very skillful
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ADULATION
 Definition
adoration or excessive praise or flattery
Term
AFFECTATION
 Definition
actions done to impress others
Term
AFICIONADO
 Definition
enthusiastic fan
Term
ANATHEMA
 Definition
something or someone that is hated and avoided
Term
APPRAISAL
 Definition
evaluation or estimation of worth
Term
APPRECIABLE
 Definition
noticeable
Term
APTITUDE
 Definition
natural ability or talent
Term
ARBITRARY
 Definition
based on impulse rather than reason
Term
ARCHAIC
 Definition
no longer used or ancient
Term
ARGOT
 Definition
informal, specialized vocabulary of particular group
Term
ARID
 Definition
dry
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ARROGANT
 Definition
thinking oneself to be superior
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ASCRIBE
 Definition
to attribute to
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ASSERT
 Definition
to state or express firmly
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ASTUTE
 Definition
having shrewd judgment; observant, clever, and cunning
Term
ATLAS
 Definition
book of maps
Term
BAFFLE
 Definition
to confuse
Term
BASE
 Definition
low or inferior in position or quality
Term
BEHOLD
 Definition
to gaze at
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BENEFICIARY
 Definition
person or institution receiving help
Term
BRAVADO
 Definition
false bravery
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BREADTH
 Definition
distance from side to side
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BROACH
 Definition
to bring up a subject for discussion
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CANDID
 Definition
honest
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CAPILLARY
 Definition
tiny blood vessels
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CESSATION
 Definition
a halt
Term
CIRCUMLOCUTION
 Definition
use of unnecessarily wordy language
Term
CIRCUMSCRIBE
 Definition
to enclose in a circle
Term
COGENT
 Definition
logical and convincing
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COGITATE
 Definition
to ponder
Term
COGNITION
 Definition
process of knowing
Term
COGNIZANT
 Definition
informed or aware
Term
COINCIDENTAL
 Definition
happening at the same time by accident
Term
COMMENCE
 Definition
to begin
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COMMEND
 Definition
to give approval and praise
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COMPOSITE
 Definition
put together from many parts
Term
CONNOISSEUR
 Definition
person knowledgeable in the arts or fine dining
Term
CONNOTATION
 Definition
ideas or meanings suggested by a word
Term
CONSCIENTIOUS
 Definition
careful, thorough, and hard-working
Term
CONTRIVE
 Definition
to cleverly plan
Term
CONVALESCENCE
 Definition
gradual return to health
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CONVENE
 Definition
to assemble or come together formally
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CONVOLUTED
 Definition
twisted or complicated
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COPIOUS
 Definition
abundant
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COSMOPOLITAN
 Definition
sophisticated
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CRITERION
 Definition
standard of judgment
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CRITIQUE
 Definition
detailed evaluation
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CULINARY
 Definition
Related to cooking or kitchens
Term
CUTLERY
 Definition
Utensils used for eating
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DE FACTO
 Definition
real or actual
Term
DEARTH
 Definition
scarce supply
Term
DEBUT
 Definition
to make a first appearance
Term
DELIBERATION
 Definition
slow and careful thought
Term
DENOTATION
 Definition
most direct or specific meaning of a word
Term
DEPOSE
 Definition
to forcefully remove from power
Term
DETER
 Definition
to prevent from acting, by means of fear or doubt
Term
DETRACT
 Definition
to reduce something desirable
Term
DEVIOUS
 Definition
not straightforward
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DEVOID
 Definition
without something
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DEVOUR
 Definition
To consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically
Term
DEXTERITY
 Definition
skill in physical movement
Term
DIAGNOSIS
 Definition
identification of disease or condition
Term
DIFFIDENT
 Definition
lacking confidence
Term
DISCERNMENT
 Definition
excellent judgment
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DISCOURSE
 Definition
a formal speech
Term
DISREGARD
 Definition
to ignore
Term
DISTRACTION
 Definition
something that draws attention away
Term
DISTRAUGHT
 Definition
extremely worried
Term
DOGMATIC
 Definition
firmly stating personal opinions as truth
Term
DUPLICITY
 Definition
deliberate deception in behavior or speech
Term
EFFICACY
 Definition
effectiveness
Term
EGOCENTRIC
 Definition
self-centered
Term
EMBARGO
 Definition
government order preventing trade with another country
Term
EMBARK
 Definition
to set out on an adventure
Term
ENERVATE
 Definition
to weaken
Term
ENIGMA
 Definition
a mystery
Term
ENTHRALL
 Definition
to capture someoneÂ’s attention
Term
ENTREATY
 Definition
heartfelt request
Term
ENVISION
 Definition
to imagine
Term
EPICURE
 Definition
person with refined taste in food
Term
EPIDEMIOLOGY
 Definition
branch of medicine that deals with disease in populations
Term
EPIDERMIS
 Definition
protective outer skin
Term
EPIPHANY
 Definition
the sudden realization of an essential truth
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ESTEEM
 Definition
high regard or respect
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EULOGY
 Definition
tribute in honor of person who has died
Term
EXCERPT
 Definition
portion taken from longer work
Term
EXHAUSTIVE
 Definition
complete
Term
EXPOSITION
 Definition
systematic explanation
Term
EXTRACT
 Definition
to draw out
Term
FACTION
 Definition
unified group within a larger group
Term
FACTOID
 Definition
false information accepted as truth
Term
FACTOTUM
 Definition
employee with wide range of duties
Term
FALTER
 Definition
to hesitate or stammer in speech
Term
FEROCITY
 Definition
fierceness
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FICTITIOUS
 Definition
false or fake
Term
FINESSE
 Definition
to handle a situation with subtle skill
Term
FLAUNT
 Definition
to show something off
Term
FLOTILLA
 Definition
small fleet of boats
Term
FLOUT
 Definition
to disobey openly
Term
FOOLHARDY
 Definition
unwisely bold
Term
FORESEE
 Definition
to see or know ahead of time
Term
GALVANIZE
 Definition
urged into action
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GAPE
 Definition
to stare in amazement
Term
GARGANTUAN
 Definition
gigantic
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GENERATE
 Definition
to create
Term
GEOPOLOTICS
 Definition
study of relationships among politics, geography, economics, and population
Term
GLOAT
 Definition
to express self-satisfaction over your own success
Term
GUILE
 Definition
Sly intelligence
Term
GULLIBLE
 Definition
easily deceived
Term
HACIENDA
 Definition
large estate or ranch
Term
HAMPER
 Definition
to limit
Term
HAPHAZARD
 Definition
without plan or order
Term
HEADSTRONG
 Definition
determined to have oneÂ’s own way
Term
HEEDLESS
 Definition
not paying attention
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HOMAGE
 Definition
publicly expressed respect
Term
HUMILITY
 Definition
modesty or humbleness
Term
HYPOCRITICAL
 Definition
giving a false appearance
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IDIOM
 Definition
nonliteral expression
Term
IDIOSYNCRASY
 Definition
unusual habit of one particular person
Term
IMPOLITIC
 Definition
foolish
Term
IMPOSITION
 Definition
a new requirement
Term
IMPOSTOR
 Definition
person who assumes false identity
Term
IMPRESSIONISTIC
 Definition
describing highly personal, individual response to experience
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INCIPIENT
 Definition
beginning to exist
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INCISIVE
 Definition
clear and sharp in analysis or expression
Term
INCOGNITO
 Definition
with concealed identity
Term
INCOMMUNICADO
 Definition
without a way to communicate
Term
INFIRMITY
 Definition
physical disability
Term
INITIATIVE
 Definition
beginning or introductory step
Term
INNOCUOUS
 Definition
harmless
Term
INNOVATION
 Definition
something newly introduced or created
Term
INNUMERABLE
 Definition
too many to count
Term
INORDINATE
 Definition
exceeding reasonable limits
Term
INSCRIBE
 Definition
to write words on a surface
Term
INSOLUBLE
 Definition
difficult or impossible to solve or explain
Term
INTEGRAL
 Definition
essential parts
Term
INTERURBAN
 Definition
connecting urban areas
Term
INTRACTABLE
 Definition
stubborn
Term
INTRICATE
 Definition
complicated or difficult to understand
Term
JARGON
 Definition
specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade
Term
JOVIAL
 Definition
jolly
Term
JUNTA
 Definition
group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
Term
JUXTAPOSITION
 Definition
side by side
Term
LABYRINTH
 Definition
maze or winding network
Term
LAUDABLE
 Definition
worthy of praise and honor
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LEGITIMATE
 Definition
proper and acceptable
Term
LITERATE
 Definition
able to read and write
Term
MALADY
 Definition
disease, ailment, or disorder
Term
MANUFACTURE
 Definition
to make or create
Term
MASQUERADE
 Definition
to disguise oneself
Term
MEDIOCRE
 Definition
ordinary
Term
MEGALOPOLIS
 Definition
single region made up of several large cities
Term
MERITORIOUS
 Definition
deserving of praise
Term
METROPOLITAN
 Definition
related to a major city
Term
MODEST
 Definition
not vain
Term
MORSEL
 Definition
A very small piece
Term
MYOPIA
 Definition
lack of planning for the future
Term
NEGLIGIBLE
 Definition
not enough to be worth considering
Term
NEMESIS
 Definition
vengeful opponent
Term
NONDESCRIPT
 Definition
lacking distinctive features
Term
NOTORIETY
 Definition
fame for something negative
Term
NOVICE
 Definition
beginner
Term
OBLIVIOUS
 Definition
lacking awareness
Term
OBSTRUCTION
 Definition
something that gets in the way
Term
OBTRUSIVE
 Definition
unpleasantly noticeable
Term
OFFICIATE
 Definition
to serve in a position of authority
Term
OMNISCIENT
 Definition
knowing everything
Term
OPPOSITION
 Definition
resistance
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ORTHODOX
 Definition
doing and believing what is commonly accepted
Term
OUTSPOKEN
 Definition
candid in speech
Term
OVERT
 Definition
open and observable
Term
OVERTURE
 Definition
piece of music used to introduce a longer work
Term
PAINSTAKING
 Definition
marked by or requiring great care
Term
PALLOR
 Definition
extreme paleness
Term
PALTRY
 Definition
insignificant
Term
PAUCITY
 Definition
fewness
Term
PECCADILLO
 Definition
a small, habitual fault
Term
PENSIVE
 Definition
deeply, often sadly thoughtful
Term
PEON
 Definition
person of low status
Term
PERCEPTIVE
 Definition
marked by understanding or awareness
Term
PHILOSOPHY
 Definition
personal set of values by which one lives by
Term
PIDGIN
 Definition
simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages
Term
PITTANCE
 Definition
an inadequate wage
Term
PLAUSIBLE
 Definition
appearing to be true or reasonable
Term
PLETHORA
 Definition
an excess
Term
POLITICO
 Definition
a politician
Term
POLITY
 Definition
the form of government of a country
Term
POMPOUS
 Definition
having exaggerated self-importance
Term
PONDER
 Definition
to think about carefully and thoughtfully
Term
POSTULATE
 Definition
a basic principle or something accepted
Term
PRATTLE
 Definition
to talk foolishly
Term
PRECARIOUS
 Definition
showing unusually early development or maturity
Term
PRECLUDE
 Definition
to prevent
Term
PREMEDITATED
 Definition
planned in advance
Term
PREMONITION
 Definition
a feeling that something will happen in the future
Term
PREOCCUPY
 Definition
to hold attention completely
Term
PRESCRIBE
 Definition
to give as a remedy
Term
PREVALENT
 Definition
widely or commonly practiced
Term
PROCRASTINATE
 Definition
to put off doing something
Term
PRODIGY
 Definition
an exceptionally talented young person
Term
PROGNOSIS
 Definition
prediction
Term
PROLIFERATE
 Definition
to multiply rapidly
Term
PROLIFIC
 Definition
capable of producing abundantly
Term
PROPHETIC
 Definition
foreseeing the future
Term
PROPONENT
 Definition
supporter
Term
PROPOSITION
 Definition
proposal
Term
PROSAIC
 Definition
dull or ordinary
Term
PROSCRIBE
 Definition
to forbid
Term
PROTRACTED
 Definition
made longer
Term
PULVERIZE - To pound
 Definition
crush, or grind into dust
Term
PUNGENT - Having a sharp
 Definition
strong taste or smell
Term
PYRRHIC VICTORY
 Definition
victory that comes at a huge price
Term
QUAINT
 Definition
charmingly odd, in an old-fashioned way
Term
QUANDARY
 Definition
state of uncertainty
Term
QUESADILLA
 Definition
type of food eaten by Napoleon Dynamite
Term
QUIBBLE
 Definition
an unimportant complaint
Term
QUIXOTIC
 Definition
dedicated to unreachable goals
Term
RACONTEUR
 Definition
person who tells stories and relates incidents, with skill and wit
Term
RAPT
 Definition
deeply absorbed in something
Term
RARITY
 Definition
something that is very infrequent or scarce
Term
RATIONALITY
 Definition
logic and reasoning
Term
RECEPTIVE
 Definition
ready or willing to accept something
Term
RENEGADE
 Definition
outlaw, rebel, deserter, or traitor
Term
REPLENISH
 Definition
to fill up again
Term
REPOSITORY
 Definition
safe storage place
Term
REPROACH
 Definition
to criticize or express disapproval
Term
REPUTALBLE
 Definition
having a good reputation
Term
RESOURCEFUL
 Definition
effective and imaginative in solving problems
Term
RETRACT
 Definition
to pull back
Term
REVERIE
 Definition
a daydream
Term
SATURNINE
 Definition
gloomy
Term
SCANT
 Definition
barely enough
Term
SCRIBE
 Definition
a person who copies documents
Term
SCRIPTURE
 Definition
sacred writings
Term
SCRUTINIZE
 Definition
to examine carefully
Term
SCUTTLE
 Definition
to move with short, hurried movements
Term
SEMANTICS
 Definition
study of meaning and word interpretation
Term
SINGULAR
 Definition
unique
Term
SISYPHEAN
 Definition
endless
Term
SOLECISM
 Definition
nonstandard use of language
Term
SOPHISTRY
 Definition
clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect
Term
SPONTANEITY
 Definition
the quality of following personal impulse
Term
STANDARD
 Definition
conforming to established language used by the educated
Term
STRATAGEM
 Definition
a cunning scheme meant to trick and deceive
Term
SUBLIMINAL
 Definition
below the threshold of conscious thought
Term
SUBSCRIPT
 Definition
small letter or number below and to the right of a letter or number
Term
SUBSIDE
 Definition
to sink to a normal level
Term
SUPERSCRIPT
 Definition
small letter or number above and to the right of a letter or number
Term
SUSCEPTIBLE
 Definition
likely to be infected
Term
SWAGGER
 Definition
to walk in a confident way
Term
TACIT
 Definition
not spoken
Term
TACTIC
 Definition
strategy or maneuver
Term
THWART
 Definition
to prevent from taking place
Term
TRACT
 Definition
an area of land
Term
TRACTION
 Definition
grip
Term
TRANSCRIBE
 Definition
to make full written copy of spoken material
Term
TRITE
 Definition
overused and lacking in interest
Term
TRUISM
 Definition
overused statement of truth
Term
UNCONSCIONABLE
 Definition
immoral
Term
UNDAUNTED
 Definition
not discouraged by difficulty
Term
UNWITTINGLY
 Definition
unknowingly
Term
URBANE
 Definition
having refined and polite manners
Term
URBANITE
 Definition
city dweller
Term
UTTERANCE
 Definition
something that is said
Term
VALIDATE
 Definition
to confirm the truth of something
Term
VEHEMENT
 Definition
showing intense emotion or passion
Term
VERACITY
 Definition
truthfulness or accuracy
Term
VERBOSE
 Definition
excessively wordy
Term
VERNACULAR
 Definition
everyday language
Term
VIBRANT
 Definition
vigorous
Term
VIGILANT
 Definition
watchful
Term
VIRTUOSO
 Definition
an expert or master artist
Term
VIRULENT
 Definition
capable of causing infection
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