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English
11th Grade
03/18/2014

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Quintessential

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Adj.

Representing the perfect example of a class or quality; ultimate; definitive

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Apocryphal

Definition

 

Adj.

Of questionable auhenticity or authorship; doubtful; unsubstantiated

 

Antonym

Authentic, credible

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Orthodoxy

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Noun

A belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards; conformity 

 

Antonym:

Flexibility; Nonconformity

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Precipitous

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Adj.

Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; rash; impulsive

 

Antonym:

Cautious; Thorough

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Husband (ed)

Definition

Verb

To use something carefully so that you don't use all of it; to manage thrifitily; conserve; economize

 

Antonym: 

Squander

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Torpor

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Noun

Listlessness; lethargic indifference; without energy; apathetic

 

Antonym:

Vigor; animation; pep

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Voluble

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Adj.

Talking easily, readily and at length; fluent

 

Antonym:

Tacitum- Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; uncommunicative

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Prerogative

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Noun

A special quality that confers superiority, privelage, right

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Pernicious

Definition

Adj.

Deadly, harmful, pestilent; wicked or malicious

 

Antonym:

innocuous- not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive, harmless

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Deference

Definition

Noun

Submission to or complience with the will or wishes of another; couteous regard 

 

Antonym: insubordinate; disregard

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Illicit

Definition

Adj.

Contrary to accepted morality or conventio; not legally permitted; unlawful

 

Antonym:

Permissible; Legitimate

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Elicit

Definition

Verb

To call forth; draw out, or provoke; to bring or draw out

 

Antonym:

Inhibit, restrain, repress

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Cant

Definition

Noun

Tedious talk; monotonous talk filled with platitudes-dull or trite remarks, especially ones uttered as if they were fresh or profound

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Corporeal

Definition

Adj.

Of a material nature; tangible; having physical substance

 

Antonym: Immaterial; Insubstantial

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Vociferous

Definition

Adj.

marked by noisy and vehement outcry; clamorous; strident

 

Antonym: 

Silent; Muted; Hushed

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Assiduous

Definition

Adj.

Working diligently at a tas; persevering; industrious; persistent

 

Antonym:

Indolent; Lackadasical; Idle

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Kowtow

Definition

Verb

To show too much resect to someone in authority, always obeying then=m and changing what you do in order to please them; fawn; grovel; flatter

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Berate

Definition

Verb

To rebuke or scold angrily and at length; to reprimand

 

Antonym:

Commend; approve; laud

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Prattle

Definition

Verb

To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble (can also be a noun)

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Gainsay

Definition

Verb

To oppose, especially by contradiction; challenge; dispute; confute

 

Antonym: Support; Confirm

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Confute

Definition

Verb

To prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove; gainsay

 

Antonym:

Ascertain; Substantiate; Prove

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Acuity

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Noun

Acuteness of perception or vision; keenness; a quick and penetrating intelligence

 

Antonym: Obtusness

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Dyspeptic

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Adj.

Irritable as if suffering from indigestion; always angry or easily annoyed; bilious

 

Antonym:

Agreeable; Cheerful; Good-natured

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Veritable

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Adj.

Being truly or very much so; genuine or real; authentic

 

Antonym: Supposed; Mock

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Sated

Definition

Adj

Satisfied; Indulged to the full

 

Antonym: Devoid, Empty

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Dilatory

Definition

Adj.

Inclined to delay, lag behind, or waste time; tending to procrastinate

 

Antonym: Prompt; punctual

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Timorous

Definition

Adj.

Fearful; Shy; Timid; Apprehensive

 

Antonym:

Confident; Assured; Audacious

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Pecuniary

Definition

Adj.

Relating to or involving money; requiring payment of money finacial

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Latent

Definition

Adj.

Present or potential but not evident or active (latent talent); present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; dormant

 

Antonym:

Apparent; Obvious; Conspicuous

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Resonant

Definition

Adj. 

Made intensely significant, profound, or allusive (a land resonant with history); Serving to bring to mind; Evocative (resonant of the style of traditional Irish music); Having a lasting presence or effect; Enduring

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