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Vocab Section 3.2
Vocabulary for the college bound student
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English
9th Grade
09/13/2006
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apiary
 Definition
place where bees are kept
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aviary
 Definition
place where birds are kept
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badger
 Definition
tease
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halcyon
 Definition
calm
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lionize
 Definition
treat as highly important
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menagerie
 Definition
collection of wild animals
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molt
 Definition
shed feathers, skin, hair, etc.
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ornithology
 Definition
study of birds
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parasite
 Definition
animal, plant, or person living on others
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parasitic
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sponging
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parrot
 Definition
repeat mechanically
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scavenger
 Definition
an organism removing refuse
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antidote
 Definition
remedy for poison
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astringent
 Definition
substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
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astringent
 Definition
1.severe
2.causing contraction
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benign
 Definition
1. not dangerous
2.gentle
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convalesce
 Definition
recover after illness
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convalescent
 Definition
person recovering from illness
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fester
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putrefy
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hypochondriac
 Definition
someone suffering from imagined illness
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immunity
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1.resistance
2.freedom
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immunize
 Definition
make immune
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lesion
 Definition
hurt
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malignant
 Definition
1.threatening to cause death
2.very evil
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morbid
 Definition
1.gruesome
2.having to do with disease
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pestilential
 Definition
1.morally happy
2.pertaining to a plague
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regimen
 Definition
set of rules
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salubrious
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healthful
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sebaceous
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greasy
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therapeutic
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curative
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toxic
 Definition
poisonous
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unguent
 Definition
salve
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virulent
 Definition
1.extremely poisonous
2.very bitter
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viral
 Definition
caused by a virus
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virus
 Definition
1.disease causing substance
2.corruptive force
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acclaim
 Definition
welcome with approval
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encomium
 Definition
tribute
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eulogize
 Definition
praise
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laudable
 Definition
commendable
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laudatory
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eulogistic
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plaudit
 Definition
enthusiastic praise
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derogatory
 Definition
low esteem
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calumnious
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slanderous
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imputation
 Definition
false charge
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libel
 Definition
false printed statement
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libelous
 Definition
defamatory
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malign
 Definition
speak evil of
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slander
 Definition
FALSE SPOKEN STATEMENT
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stigma
 Definition
mark of disgrace
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stigmatize
 Definition
brand with mark of disgrace
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banter
 Definition
joking
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caricature
 Definition
drawing
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droll
 Definition
odd
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facetious
 Definition
1.habit of joking
2.said in jest
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flippant
 Definition
treating serious matter lightly
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harlequin
 Definition
clown
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hilarious
 Definition
very funny
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hilarity
 Definition
glee
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ironic or ironical
 Definition
containing irony
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irony
 Definition
1.meaning of the oppisite said
2.unexpected affairs
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jocose
 Definition
playfully humorous
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levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness
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ludicrous
 Definition
absurd
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parody
 Definition
funny imitation
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sarcasm
 Definition
sneering language
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sarcastic
 Definition
expressing sarcasm
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sardonic
 Definition
sneering
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satire
 Definition
writing that exposes follies
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satiric or satirical
 Definition
exsperssing sATIRE
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travesty
 Definition
mockery
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