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Vocab List 1
abberation - autonomy
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English
9th Grade
12/02/2008

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admonish
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to warn, to scold, to reprimand
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analogous
Definition
similar to, comparable to
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aloof
Definition
withdrawn, uninvolved, detached
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autonomy
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independence
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alienate
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to estrange, to turn someone off
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advocate
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to endorse, to support, to encourage
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ambiguous
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having several interpretations, unclear, confusing
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austere
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bleak, stern, strict, grim
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aberration
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a deviation, an abnormality
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ameliorate
Definition
to improve, to make better
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acquiesce
Definition
to accept, to give in
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anonymity
Definition
being unknown
nameless
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animosity
Definition
hostile, ill-will, dislike
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abstract
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conceptual, theoretical, not concrete
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ambivalent
Definition
uncertain, unsure, undecided
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antithesis
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the complete opposite
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authoritarian
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domineering, dictorial
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articulate
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eloquent, able to speak well
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abstinence
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sobriety, the giving up of pleasures
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affinity
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a connection, a natural attraction
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atrophy
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to degenerate, to waste away
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arduous
Definition
strenuous, physically taxing
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assuage
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to relive, to calm, to soothe
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aesthetic
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artistic
appreciative of art and beauty
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