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21
English
9th Grade
03/23/2010

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Term
Annex
Definition

S: join, acquire

 

(v) to add to

Term
Cleave
Definition

S: sever, halve

 

(v) to cut or split open

Term
Cordial
Definition

S: hospitable, affable

 

(adj) in a friendly manner

 

A: gruff, unfriendly

Term
Cornerstone
Definition

S: foundation, base

 

(n) the starting point of a building

Term
Debacle
Definition

S: disaster, fiasco

 

(n) an overwhelming defeat

 

A: success, triumph

Term
Devitalize
Definition

S: enfeeble, sap

 

(v) to make weak or lifeless

 

A: enliven, stimulate

Term
Embroil
Definition

S: entangle, ensnarl

 

(v) to involve in a conflict or difficulty

 

A: disentangle, seperate

Term
Exonerate
Definition

S: absolve, acquit

 

(v) to clear from a charge or accusation

 

A: implicate, incriminate

Term
Glib
Definition

S: superficial, pat

 

(adj) ready and fluent in speech

 

A: halting, tongue-tied

Term
Haphazard
Definition

S: random, accidental

 

(adj) by chance

 

A: deliberate, purposeful

Term
Improvise
Definition

S: ad-lib, play it by ear

 

(v) to compose or perform without preperation

 

A: plan, rehearse

Term
Incite
Definition

S: spur, kindle

 

(v) to rouse

 

A: check, curb

Term
Influx
Definition

S: inpouring, inrush

 

(n) a coming in

 

A: outpouring, exodus

Term
Pallor
Definition

S: wanness, lividness

 

(n) an extreme or unnatural paleness

 

A: flush, blush

Term
Pedigree
Definition

S: lineage, ancestry

 

(n) list of ancestors

Term
Precipitous
Definition

S: sheer, abrupt

 

(adj) very steep

 

A: gradual, shallow

Term
Profuse
Definition

S: extravagant, lavish

 

(adj) very abundant

 

A: sparse, scanty

Term
Reconcile
Definition

S: unite, conciliate

 

(v) to restore to friendship

 

A: antagonize, alienate

 

Term

Shackle

 

Definition

S: manacle, enslave

 

(v) to put into chains

 

A: free, unfetter

Term
Threadbare
Definition

S: frayed, seedy

 

(adj) shabby

 

A: luxurious, plush

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