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Vocab Unit One
abash, abate, ablution...
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10th Grade
01/26/2009

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ABASH

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TO MAKE ASHAMED OR UNEASY

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ABATE

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TO REDUCE

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ABLUTION

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A CLEANSING WITH WATER OR OTHER LIQUID, ESPECIALLY AS A RELGIOUS RITUAL; THE LIQUID USED IN SUCH AN ACT

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ABIDE

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TO REMAIN; CONTINUE; STAY; ENDURE

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ABSTRACT

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DIFFUCULT TO UNDERSTAND; IMPERSONAL; THEORETICAL

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ACCOUNTABLE

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EXPECTED TO ANSWER FOR ONE'S ACTIONS; RESPONSIBLE, LIABLE, ANSWERABLE

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ACCRUE

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TO ACCUMULATE OVER TIME

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ACME

 

 

 

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THE HIGHEST POINT

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ADDICT

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TO DEVOTE (ONESELF) HABITUALLY OR COMPULSIVELY; ONE WHO IS ADDICTED

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ADHERENT

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A FOLLOWER OF A LEADER; SUPPORTER

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ADROIT

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 SKILLFUL; DEFT

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AESTHETIC

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HAVING TO DO WITH ARTISTIC BEAUTY

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AGOG

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HIGHLY EXCITED BY EAGRERNESS

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AMBIVALENCE

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INDECISION; EXPERIENCING CONTRADICTORY EMOTIONS

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ANCILLARY

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HELPING; PROVIDING ASSISTANCE; SUBORDINATE

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AMBULATORY

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OF OR FOR WALKING; CAPABLE OF WALKING

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ANIMATED

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HAVING LIFE; ALIVE; FILLED WITH ACTIVITY, VIGOR OR SPIRIT

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ANIMOSITY

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HAVING A FEELING OF ILL-WILL; BITTER HOSTILITY

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ANNALS

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DESCRIPTIVE RECORD; HISTORY

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ANNEX

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TO ADD OR ATTACH

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APEX

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THE HIGHEST POINT; PEAK

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 APPEASE

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TO SOOTH; TO PACIFY OR RELIEVE BY GIVING INTO

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 ARMAMENT

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MILITARY SUPPLIES AND WEAPONS; THE PROCESS OF ARMING FOR WAR

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ASCRIBE

 

 

 

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TO ATTRIBUTE TO A SPECIFIC CAUSE, SOURCE, OR ORIGIN

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ASININE

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SILLY; STUPID

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ASSAIL

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TO ATTACK VIOLENTLY

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ATONE

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TO MAKE AMENDS

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ATTRITION

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A GRADUAL REDUCTION OR WEAKENING; A RUBBING AWAY

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AUGMENT

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TO MAKE OR BECOME GREATER

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BALEFUL

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THREATENING; HURTFUL; MALIGNANT; OMINOUS

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