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Vocab Unit 1-3
words from units 1 through 3
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English
10th Grade
11/30/2011

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adroit
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skillful and clever
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embody
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to give definite for to
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foible
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a minor weakness in character
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fugitive
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passing away quickly; fleeing
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irrepressible
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incapable of being restrained
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keen
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very strong; having or showing mental quickness
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legacy
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something handed down from the past as from an ancestor
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nuance
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a slight variation of meaning, expression, color, or tone
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repertoire
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a list of artistic works, such as plays, opera,s or songs, that a preformer or ensemble is prepared to preform
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stark
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utter; complete;bleak; harsh
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arrogant
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feeling or showing an overbearing pride or self-importance; conceited
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cavalier
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showing a haughty or disdainful disregard for
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condescending
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showing a snobbish or superior attitude
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contemptuous
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showing disdain or contempt; scornful
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egocentric
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interested only in one's own needs or affairs; self-centered
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haughty
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having or showing great pride on oneself and scorn for others
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pompous
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characterized by undue dignity or self-importance
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unpretentious
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modest; simple;plain
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waspish
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easily irritated or annoyed
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adjunct
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something added, but not essential, to another thing
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aggregate
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gathered together into a whole; total
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congregate
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to gather in a crowd or mass
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egregious
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remarkable bad or offensice
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enjoin
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direct/ prohibit
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gregarious
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fond of company of others; sociable
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injunction
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command
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juncture
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the act of joining or the state of being joined
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junta
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a group, usually made up of military officers, that rules a country after the overthrow of the government
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segregate
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to set apart from others; isolate
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