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Vocab Unit 9
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English
11th Grade
06/01/2009

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conflagration
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a very large, very destructive fire; uncontrollable fire
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contumacious
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willfully and intentionally rude and disobedient
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corrugated
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shaped into ridges and grooves
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deride
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to ridicule; to speak or treat with contempt; to tease cruelly; to scorn
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insouciant
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casual indifference or unconcerned; nonchalant
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irascible
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angry and mean; easily made upset or angry
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preclude
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to take an action that makes something impossible; to actively prevent; or to be impossible due to a pre-existing condition
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predilection
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a preference; an established liking or fondness for something
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prolix
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excessively long or wordy, used when describing writings or a speech
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renege
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to go back on a promise; to fail to keep a commitment
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