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vocab #5
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11th Grade
09/23/2009

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Term
abeyance
Definition
The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension
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abstemious
Definition
taking very little alcohol or food
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adumbrate
Definition
1. To give a sketchy outline of.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
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arcane
Definition
known or understood by only a few
Term
educe
Definition
1. To draw or bring out; elicit.
2. To assume or work out from given facts; deduce.
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elude
Definition
to evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill
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eschew
Definition
To avoid; shun.
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impervious
Definition
1. Incapable of being penetrated
2. Incapable of being affected
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malinger
Definition
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.
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limpid
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2. Easily intelligible; clear
3. Calm and untroubled; serene
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nebulous
Definition
Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
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oblique
Definition
a. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
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