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English
11th Grade
10/30/2007

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Abate
Definition
To subside; to reduce.
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Amoral
Definition
Lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad
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apocryphal
Definition
of dubious authenticity; ficticious
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belie
Definition
to give a false impression of; to contradict
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charisma
Definition
a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
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convivial
Definition
fond of partying; festive
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deference
Definition
submission to another's will; respect
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elusive
Definition
hard to pin down; evasive
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expedite
Definition
to speed up or ease the progress of
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foible
Definition
a minor charactor flaw
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gregarious
Definition
sociable; enjoying the company of others
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ideology
Definition
a system of social or political ideas
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incandescent
Definition
brilliant; giving off heat or light
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libel
Definition
a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of or defames someone
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mentor
Definition
teacher, tutor, counselor, or coach
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oblivion
Definition
total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten
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partisan
Definition
one who supports a particular person, cause or idea
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perquisite
Definition
a privilege that goes along with a job, a 'perk'
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prodigious
Definition
extraordinary; enormous
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adamant
Definition
stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
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amorphous
Definition
shapeless; without a regular or stable shape
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appease
Definition
to soothe; to pacify by giving in to
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benefactor
Definition
one who provides help, especially in the form of gift or a donation
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chicanery
Definition
trickery; deceitfulness
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deleterious
Definition
harmful
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empirical
Definition
relying on experience or observation
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forbear
Definition
to refrain from; to abstain
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guile
Definition
cunning; duplicity
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
a peculiarity; an eccentricity
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innate
Definition
existing since birth; inborn
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innocuous
Definition
harmless; banal
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irrevocable
Definition
irreversible
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litigate
Definition
to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
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mercenary
Definition
a hired soldier, someone who will do anything for money
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obscure
Definition
unknown; hard to understand
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pathology
Definition
the science of diseases
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pertinent
Definition
relevant; dealing with the matter at hand
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polarize
Definition
to break up into opposing actions or groupings
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aberration
Definition
something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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admonish
Definition
to scold gently; to warn
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allege
Definition
to assert without proof
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alleviate
Definition
to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely
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aptitude
Definition
capacity for learning; natural ability
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benign
Definition
gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
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chronicle
Definition
a record of events in order of time; a history
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circuitous
Definition
roundabout; not following a direct path
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copious
Definition
abundant; plentiful
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delude
Definition
to deceive
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emulate
Definition
to strive to equal or excel; usually through imitation
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explicit
Definition
clearly and directly expressed
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forgo
Definition
to do without
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hapless
Definition
unlucky
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idyllic
Definition
charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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incense
Definition
to make very angry
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inordinate
Definition
excessive; unreasonable
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lucid
Definition
clear; easy to understand
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metamorphosis
Definition
a magical change in form; a striking sudden change
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obtuse
Definition
insensitive; blockheaded
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patrician
Definition
a person of noble birth; an aristrocrat
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perturb
Definition
to disturb greatly
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pervade
Definition
to spread throughout
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ponderous
Definition
so large as to be clumsy; massive; dull
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portent
Definition
an omen; a sign of something to come
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abhor
Definition
to hate very, very, very much
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adroit
Definition
skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd
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allocate
Definition
to distribute; to assign; to allot
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arbiter
Definition
one who decides; a judge
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bourgeois
Definition
middle class, usually in a negative sense
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circumspect
Definition
cautious
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corroborate
Definition
to confirm; to back up with evidence
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deprecate
Definition
to express disapproval of
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endemic
Definition
native; restricted to a particular region or area
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extol
Definition
to praise highly
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forsake
Definition
to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish
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harbinger

Definition
a forerunner
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