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Vocab Unit 6; Sadler-Oxfors
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11th Grade
02/11/2008

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abortive (adj.)
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failing to accomplish an intended aim; partially developed
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bruit (v.)
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to spread news or unsubstained rumors
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contumelious (adj.)
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insolent or rude in speech or behaviour
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dictum (n.)
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a short saying; an authoritive statement
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ensconce (v/)
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to settle confrotable and firmly in position; to hide in a safe place
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iconoclastic (adj.)
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attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions
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in medias res (adv.)
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into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
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internecine (adj.)
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mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter or bloodshed
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maladroit (adj.)
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unskilled; lacking tact or judgement
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maudlin (adj.)
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excessively sentimental
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modulate (v.)
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to change or vary in intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate or adjust
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portentous (adj.)
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foreshadowing an upcomign event; causing wonder or awe; pompous
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prescience (n.)
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knowledge or events or actions before they happen; foresight
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quid pro quo (n.)
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something given for the trade of something else
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salubrious (adj.)
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conducive to health or well-being; wholesome
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saturnalian (adj.)
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characterized by riotous or unrestrained licentiousness; orgiastic, awesome
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touchstone (n.)
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a means of testing worth or genuineness
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traumatic (adj.)
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so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substansial psychological damage
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vitiate (v.)
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to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
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waggish (adj.)
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fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous
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