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Vocabulary 1-15
Fabiano's Vocab list 1-15
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English
11th Grade
09/09/2008

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abashed
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disconcerted;embarrassed
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acquisitiveness
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strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing; covetous
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abdicate
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to relinquish or renounce
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abominable
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worth of or causing hatred; detestable
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acumen
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keenness of perception
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a priori
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presupposed by experience; presumed, without examination or analysis
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adventitious
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added extrinsically; not innate or inherent; accidental
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aesthetic
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dealing with the beautiful; artistic
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affable
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graceful, pleasant
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altruistic
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peaceable, regard for or devotion to the interest of others
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anecdotal
Definition
relating to narratives of interesting, amusing, or biographical incidents
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anomaly
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irregularity
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antipathy
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an aversion or dislike; distaste; enmity
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antiquated
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obsolete; old fashioned
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apocryphal
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not canonical; fictitious
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