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Vocab list #3
Mr. Kirk Vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/20/2010

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Mendicant
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(v.) beggar, friar- religious implications - neutral
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IMPECUNIOUS
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(adj) having very little or no money usually habitually-  poor
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Petulant
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(adj) insolent or rude in speech or behavior, unreasonable
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Parsimonious
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(adj) frugal to the point of stingy - negative
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Rue
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(v.) regret, sorrow
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Blasphemous
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(adj) irreverent, profane
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Fervent
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(adj) exibited or marked by great intensity or feeling: zealous
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Interpose
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(v) to place in an intervening position: intrude
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Dissuade
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(v) to advise a person against something, discourage
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Lugubrious
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(adj) mournful, dark, dramatic
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Factitious
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(adj) produced by humans rather than by natural forces- artificial
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Erudite
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(adj) learned, scholarly, wise, cultured
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Insipid
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(adj) lacking taste or savor, flavorless, dull
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Affable
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(adj) being pleasantly at ease with others; friendly, easy-going, approachable
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Querulous
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(adj) habitually complaining, fretful, whining
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Fealty
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(n) obligation, faithfulness
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Collusion
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(n) secret agreement, especially for an illegal purpose, conspiracy
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Timorous

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fearful, timid (adj)
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Temerity
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(n) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition, reckless, rashness
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Avarice
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(n) greediness, cupidity
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Trepidation
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(n) apprehension or tremor, anxiety or dread
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Obsequious
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(adj) marked by exibiting fawning attentiveness
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Patriarch
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(n) a man who is a father or founder, ruling male
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Matriarch
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(n) a woman who rules/dominates a group
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