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Vocab List 4
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English
11th Grade
01/08/2011

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aesthetic
Definition
relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
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aloof
Definition
apart,indifferent
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archaic
Definition
antiquated, old, out of use
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assuage
Definition
to ease, to mitigate,to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
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belie
Definition
to contradict, to give a false impression
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contentious
Definition
wuarrelsome, stirring controversy
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daunt
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to intimidate, to dismay
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debilitate
Definition
to weaken, to enfeeble
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discord
Definition
lack of agreement, tension, strife
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dissemination
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the act of spreading widely; scattering
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dogmatic
Definition
strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
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duplicity
Definition
double-dealing, hypocrisy
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egocentric
Definition
self-centered, selfish
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euphemism
Definition
substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive
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gluttonous
Definition
greedy for food and drink
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mundane
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ordinary, commonplace
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ominous
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threatening
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petulance
Definition
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
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pompous
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exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
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precocious
Definition
exceptionally early in development or occurence
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slothful
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lazy, indolent
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trivia
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insignificant matters
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verbose
Definition
wordy, very talkative
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virulent
Definition
extremely poisonous; hateful
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volatile
Definition
quickly chageable, easily vaporized
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