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Vocab Unit 1
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English
10th Grade
01/23/2012

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approbation
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(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
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approbation
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(n) official approval
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assuage
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(v) to make easier or milder, relieve
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assuage
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(v) to quiet, calm
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assuage
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(v) to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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coalition
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(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
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(n) decline, decay, or deterioration
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decadence
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(n) a condition or period of decline or decay
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decadence
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(n) excessive self-indulgence
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elicit
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(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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expostulate
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(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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hackneyed
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(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hiatus
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(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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innuendo
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(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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intercede
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(v) to plead on behalf of someone else
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intercede
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(v) to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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jaded
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(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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lurid
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(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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lurid
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(adj) sensational
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lurid
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(adj) pale or sallow in color
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lurid
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(adj) terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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meritorious
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(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
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(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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prerogative
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(n) a special right or privilege
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prerogative
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(n) a special quality showing excellence
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provincial
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(adj) pertaining to an outlying area
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provincial
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(adj) local
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provincial
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(adj) narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
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provincial
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(adj) of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside
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provincial
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(n) a person with a narrow point of view
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provincial
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(n) a person from an outlying area
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provincial
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(n) a soldier from a province or colony
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simulate
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(v) to make a pretense of, imitate
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simulate
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(v) to show the outer signs of
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transcend
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(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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umbrage
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(n) shade cast by trees
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umbrage
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(n) foliage giving shade
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umbrage
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(n) an overshadowing influence or power
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umbrage
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(n) offense, resentment
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umbrage
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(n) a vague suspicion
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unctuous
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(adj) excessively smooth or smug
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unctuous
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(adj) trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety
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unctuous
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(adj) fatty, oil
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unctuous
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(adj) pliable
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