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vocab quiz #2
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English
11th Grade
12/12/2008

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Term
Admonish
Definition
(v.) to caution, criticize, roprove
(Joe's mother admonished him not to ruin his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)
Term
Adorn
Definition
(v.) to decorate
(We adorned the tree with ornaments.)
Term
Adroit
Definition
(adj.) skillful, dexterous
(The adroit thief broke into a car without attracting notice.)
Term
Adulation
Definition
(n.) extreme praise
(Though the book was pretty good, Macy did not believe it deserved the adulation it recieved.)
Term
Adumbrate
Definition
(v.) to skectch out in a vague way
(The coach adumbrated a game paln, but none of the players kenw precisely what to do.)
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Adverse
Definition
(adj.) atagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
(Because of adverse conditions, the hikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountian.)
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Advocate
Definition
1. (v.) to argue in favor of something
(Arnold advocated turing let at the stop sign, even though everyone else thought we should go right.)
2. (n.) a person who argues in fabor of something
(In addition to wanting to turn left at every stop sign, Arnold was also a great advocate of increasing national defense spending.)
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Aerial
Definition
(adj.) somehow related to the air
(We watched as the fighter planes conduceted arial maneuvers.)
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