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Vocab Week 9
Vocab Week 9
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English
9th Grade
05/02/2011
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abase
 Definition
to degrade or cause to feel shame, lessen rank or position
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abdicate
 Definition
to give up power
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brazen
 Definition
doing something that takes guts
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caustic
 Definition
sharp, biting, acidic, sarcastic
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commiserate
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to express sorrow or join someone in sorrow
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decorum
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dignified behavior or speech; civility
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deference
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showing of respect
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drone
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talking in a very low murmuring sound; person who lives off of other people
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enunciate
 Definition
to pronounce clearly
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girth
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circumference
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grandiose
 Definition
extravagant, arrogant
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inception
 Definition
begining of an event
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obtuse
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not quick or un-alert, non-intelligent
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parable
 Definition
story that teaches a lesson
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parable
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story that teaches a lesson
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rant
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to yell angrily, a long angry speech
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savant
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a prodigy
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syllabus
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outline of cours
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troupe
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a group of performers
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unequivocal
 Definition
having only one meaning, absolutely certain.
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