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Vocab
1st Semester Vocab
99
English
11th Grade
01/12/2008

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Abrogate
Definition
to abolish
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Abjure
Definition
to recant solemnly, renounce or repudate
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Abstemious
Definition
eating and drinking in moderation
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Acumen
Definition
quickness and keenness of judgement or insight
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Antibellum
Definition
belonging to a period before a war
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Auspicious
Definition
attended by favourable circumstances
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Belie
Definition
to give a false representation; to misrepresent
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Bellicose
Definition
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
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Bowdlerize
Definition
to remove material that is considered objectionable or offensive
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Chicanery
Definition
deception by trickery
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Chromosome
Definition
a threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the neucleus or eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditery information
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Circumnavigate
Definition
to proceed completely around
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Churlish
Definition
of, like or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar
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Circumlocation
Definition
the use of unnecassarily wordy and indirect language
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Diffident
Definition
shy, timid and lack of self confidence
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken the strength or vitality of
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Enfranchise
Definition
to endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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Filibuster
Definition
the use of obsructionist tactics, especially prolonged speech making, for the purpose of delaying legislation
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gauche
Definition
laking in grace of social polish; akward of tactless
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Incognito
Definition
with ones identity disguised or concealed
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Incontrovertible
Definition
impossible to dispute, unquestionable
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Inculcate
Definition
To impress something on the mind of another by frequent instruction or repitition; instill
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Laissez faire
Definition
an economic doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of or interference in commerce beyond the minimum/necessary
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Lexicon
Definition
a dictionary
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Loquacious
Definition
very talkative
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Lugubrious
Definition
Mournful or gloomy
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Feckless
Definition
Lacking purpose or vitality
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Fiduciary
Definition
held in trust
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Homogenous
Definition
uniform in structure or composition
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Hubris
Definition
arrogance
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Interpolate
Definition
to insert between other parts
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Irony
Definition
the use of words to express something different from and often oppisite to their literal meaning
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Nomenclature
Definition
a system of names used in an art or science
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Nonsectarian
Definition
not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination
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Notarize
Definition
to certify the validity of a signature or document
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Obsequious
Definition
exhibiting servile compliance
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Omnipotent
Definition
having unlimited power, or authority
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Orthography
Definition
the study of correct spelling
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Paradigm
Definition
one that serves as a pattern or a model
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Jejune
Definition
not interesting, dull
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Kinetic
Definition
produced by motion
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Kowtow
Definition
to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground, in worship
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Evanescent
Definition
vanishing
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Expurgate
Definition
to remove obscene etc material from a book
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Facetious
Definition
playfully jocular, humerous
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Fatuous
Definition
Foolish in a self satisfied way
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Vacuous
Definition
Stupid
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Vehement
Definition
forceful or intense in expression, emotion, conviction
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Vortex
Definition
a spiral of motion that suks everything into it
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Wrought
Definition
put together, or created
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Xenophobe
Definition
person afraid or that which is foreign
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Yeoman
Definition
servant of noble household
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Ziggurat
Definition
temple of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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Metamorphosis
Definition
a change in appearance, character, condition or function
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Mitosis
Definition
process of cell division consisting of four stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
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Moiety
Definition
A half, peice or portion
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Nanotechnology
Definition
the science and technology of buiding devices from single atoms and molecules
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Nihilism
Definition
an extreme form of skepticism
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Oligarchy
Definition
Government by a few
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Quotidian
Definition
ordinary, or commonplace
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Recapitulate
Definition
to repeat in concise form
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Reciprocal
Definition
existing, done or experienced on both sides
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Reparation
Definition
the act or process of making amends for a wrong
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Superlicious
Definition
feeling or showing haughty disdain
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Tautology
Definition
Needless repetition of the same sense in different words, redundancy
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Taxonomy
Definition
the classification or organsims in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships
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Tectonic
Definition
of or relating to the forces involved in the forming of geological features
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Totalitarian
Definition
a form of government which has the political authority to access control over all aspects of life
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Unctuous
Definition
insincere earnestness
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Usurp
Definition
to seize and hold
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Dogmatic
Definition
strongly opinionated in an unwarrented manner
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Indigenous
Definition
native to a certain area
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Orthodox
Definition
conforming to established standards, conventions
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Heritical
Definition
contrary to accepted beliefs or standards
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Inert
Definition
unable to move or act
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Sectarian
Definition
a member of a sect which is a faction with extreme beliefs
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Innate
Definition
existing from birth, inborn
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Parochial
Definition
limited in range or slope, narrow
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Predilection
Definition
preference
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Ingratiating
Definition
making an effort to gain good favour with someone
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Junta
Definition
a group of people who join in running a government
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Autocratic
Definition
unlimited influence and authority
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Paradox
Definition
something that appears false, or contradictory but is actually correct.
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Dissemble
Definition
to disguise
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Propriety
Definition
correct conduct
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Quaking
Definition
shaking from shock or instability
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Deference
Definition
corteous, going along with opinions or wishes of another
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Vindictive
Definition
revengeful or spiteful
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Abyss
Definition
bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
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Coroborating
Definition
confirming
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Formidable
Definition
manacing causing fear or awe
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Trepidation
Definition
fear, trembling, agitation
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Hypocrisy
Definition
insincere or decietfulness
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Partisan
Definition
one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind alligance to a group or cause
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Prodigious
Definition
extraordinary in bulk, quantity or degree, great in size.
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Defamation
Definition
an act of harming or ruining anothers reputation
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Bemuse
Definition
to confuse or bewilder
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Malign
Definition
to utter misleading reports about
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Methodical
Definition
proceeding in a regular or systematic order
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