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10th Grade
01/21/2008

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Disparage
Definition
to speak in a disrespectful way, belittle
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Embellished
Definition
To decorate
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Hierarchy
Definition
Any system of people or things ranked 1st above another
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Nefarious
Definition
Extremely wicked or evil
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Nonenity
Definition
A person or thing of no importance
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Altruistic
Definition
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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Colloquial
Definition
Characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing
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Diction
Definition
Word choice
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Foster
Definition
To nurture or promote the growth or development of; to encourage
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Idiom
Definition
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the literal meaning of the individual words
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Ingrate
Definition
Ungrateful Person
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Intrepid
Definition
Fearless
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Irascible
Definition
Easily provoked to angerl vry irratable
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Vindictive
Definition
Disposed to revenge; vengful
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Whimsical
Definition
Given to whimsy
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Objective
Definition
Factual or unbased; not based on emotion or imagination
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Subjective
Definition
Open to interpretation or preferance
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Subordinate
Definition
Subjective to the authority of another
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Lucid
Definition
Easiy understood
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Hoord
Definition
Stockpile
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Defame
Definition
To harm someone's repuatation
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Devise
Definition
Think up, invent, plan
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Endorse
Definition
Approve, support
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Illicit
Definition
Illegal
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Ominous
Definition
Threatening
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Biased
Definition
Having or showing prejudice
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Coercion
Definition
Using force to cause something to occur
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Concede
Definition
Acknowledging something; admit
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Infer
Definition
Making a conclusion by using reason or logic
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Hackeneyed
Definition
Commonplace, cliche; overused
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Implicit
Definition
Understood but not stated
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Peripheral
Definition
Outer boundary
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Pacifist
Definition
One oposed to force; antimiliarist
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Quandry
Definition
Dilemma
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Ambiguous
Definition
Difficult to comprehend, distiguish or classify
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Eclectic
Definition
From a variety of sources
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Verbose
Definition
Wordy
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Unwarrented
Definition
Unjustified; groundless
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Disclose
Definition
To reveal
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Execute
Definition
To put into effect; carry out
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Inconsequential
Definition
Insignificant
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Nonchalance
Definition
Indifference; lack of concern
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Presumptuous
Definition
Overconfident
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make or become better; improve
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Confront
Definition
To face or challenge
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Hypothetical
Definition
Based primarily on inference without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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Precedent
Definition
An act or instance that may be used as example
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Somber
Definition
Gloomy; depressing; cynical
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Commemorate
Definition
To honor the memory of
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Debunk
Definition
Expose something as absurd or false
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Hallowed
Definition
Blessed
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Surreptitious
Definition
Secret, sneaky, hidden
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Trepidation
Definition
Fear, Nervous apprehension
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Ambivalence
Definition
The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Compliance
Definition
Tendancy to yield radily to oters conformity
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Conflagation
Definition
A large detructive fire
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Penchant
Definition
Strong inclination
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Impel
Definition
Propel; move onward
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Exaustive
Definition
Comprehensive, thorough
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Meticulous
Definition
Extremely careful; precise
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Oblivious
Definition
Unaware
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Deplore
Definition
To regret strongly; express grief
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Arbitrarily
Definition
Subject to individual will or jugdement without restriction
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Augment
Definition
To make larger; increase
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Depravity
Definition
Moral corruption
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Dissuade
Definition
Persuade not to do something
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Inane
Definition
Senseless
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Discount
Definition
To disreguard
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Disdain
Definition
To treat with contempt; despise
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Gratify
Definition
To please or satisfy
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Obtuse
Definition
Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity
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Rectify
Definition
To put right or correct
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetion of consonant sounds. (Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison between essentially unlike tings without an explicitately comparative word such as like or as. (My love is a red, red rose)
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Use of words to imitate the sounds they decribe. (Childs feet - Pitter Patter)
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Pun
Definition
Humerous play on words
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Simile
Definition
Figure of speech involving like or as
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Cliche
Definition
A phrase which has been used to often and has now become meaningless
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Euphanism
Definition
An inoffensive or indirect expression
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Jargon
Definition
The language, especially the vocab
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Oxymoron
Definition
Conjoining contradictory terms used for effect
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Antiquated
Definition
No longer used; obsolete
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Cynic
Definition
Someone who's criticl of the motives of others
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Daunt
Definition
To intimidate
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Immune
Definition
Exempt or protected
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Undermine
Definition
To weaken
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Miscalculated
Definition
To judge incorrectly
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Supersede
Definition
To replace in power, authority, and effectiveness
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Overabundance
Definition
An excess
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Unwarrented
Definition
Having no justification
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Implausible
Definition
Unlikely; Unbelievable
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Florid
Definition
Ruddy, reddish
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Placate

Definition
To calm
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Bane
Definition

Cause of ruin

 

(a person or thing that ruins or spoils)

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Glib
Definition
Fluent, slick
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Antithesis
Definition
The direct opposite
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Intermural
Definition
Between 2 or more institutes
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Predisposed
Definition
A tendency or inclination torwards someone/something
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Nonessential
Definition
Not important
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Anti-
Definition
Against
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Inter-
Definition
Between, among
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Non-
Definition
Not
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Pre-
Definition
Before
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Re-
Definition
Again
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Over-
Definition
Too much
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Super-
Definition
Over, above
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Trans-
Definition
Across
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Un-

Definition
Reverse
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Mis-
Definition
Bad, wrong
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Gratuitous
Definition
Given freely; unwarrented; unprovoked
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Innate
Definition
Inborn, present at birth
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Legacy
Definition
A gift made by a will
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Orator
Definition
A public speaker
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Querulous
Definition
Fretful, whining
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Aloof
Definition
Apart, reserved, standoffish
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Animosity
Definition
Hatred
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Debilitate

Definition
To weaken
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Constraint
Definition
A repression of feelings
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Ingenious
Definition
Clever, resourceful
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Opportunist
Definition
Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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Strident
Definition
Loud and Harsh, insistent
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Surmount
Definition
to overcome
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Metonomy
Definition
Figure of speech in which a closely related term is substituted for an ocject or idea
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Synecdoche
Definition
A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole
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Caesure
Definition
A strong pause within a line of verse
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Elegy
Definition
A lyric poem that laments and memorializes the dead
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