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Vocabulary 1-3
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English
10th Grade
11/06/2011

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Divulge
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v. to tell; to reveal (as a secret)
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Abet
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v. to assist or encourage, espically in wrongdoing
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Dogmatic
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adj. arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
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Insipid
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adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
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Extraneous
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adj. inessential; not constituting a vital part
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Coerce
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v. to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
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Jaundiced
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adj. prejudiced; hostile
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Meticulous
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adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
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Temerity
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n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
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Gregarious
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adj. sociable; fond of the company of others
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Heresy
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n. the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
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Docile
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adj. easy to teach or manage
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Libation
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n. a drink, espically an alcholic one
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Anathema
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n. 1. a hated, repellant person or thing.
2. a formal curse
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Banter
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n. teasing; playful conversation
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Castigate
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v. to criticise or punish serverly
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Gauche
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adj. lacking social graces; tactless
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Ignominy
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n. public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
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Motley
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adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
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Emaciated
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adj. extremely thin; wasted away
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Avarice
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n. greed, desire for wealth
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Furtive
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adj. stealthy; secretive
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Bacchanalian
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adj. wild and drunken
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Extradite
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v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
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Copious
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adj. numerous; large in quantity
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Irascible
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adj. easily angered
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Mercenary
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n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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Bastion
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n. a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
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Jettison
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v. to cast overboard; to discard
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Ostracize
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v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
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