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Vocabulary 1-50
Mr. Knight's English
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English
10th Grade
08/27/2011

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Abash
Definition
Verb



To make ashamed; to embarrass
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Abate
Definition
Verb


To subside; to reduce
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Abdicate
Definition
Verb


To step down from position of power or responsibility
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Aberration
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Noun


Atypical; deviation from the standard
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Abortive
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Adjective


Unsuccessful
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Absolute
Definition
Adjective


Total; unlimited; perfect
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Absolve
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Verb


to forgive of free from blame; to free from sin; to free from obligation
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Abstruse
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Adjective


Hard to understand
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Accost
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Verb


to approach and speak to someone aggressively
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Acrid
Definition
Adjective


Harsh; like acid
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Acute
Definition
Adjective


Sharp; shrewd
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Adamant
Definition
Adjective


Stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
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Address
Definition
Verb


To speak to; to direct one's attention to
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Admonish
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Verb


To scold gently; to warn
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Adulation
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Adjective


Wild or excessive admiration; flattery
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Aesthetic
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Adjective



Having to do with artistic beauty; artristic
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Affable
Definition
Adjective



Easy to talk tol friendly
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Affluent
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Adjective


Rich; propsperous
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Agenda
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Noun


Program; the things to be done
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Aggregate
Definition
Noun


Sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together
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Agrarian
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Adjective


Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
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Allege
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Verb


To assert without proof
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Alleviate
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Verb


To relieve; usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
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Allusion
Definition
Noun


An indirect reference (often to a literary work); a hint
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Aloof
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Adjective


Not involved; standing off; keeping one's distance
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Altruism
Definition
Noun


Selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interest of others
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Ambience
Definition
Adjective


Atmosphere; mood; feeling
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Ambiguous
Definition
Adjective


Unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
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Ameliorate
Definition
Verb


To make better or more tolerable
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Amenity
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Adjective



Pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
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Amiable
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Adjective



Friendly; aggreeable
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Amoral
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Adjective



Lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good or bad; neither moral or immoral
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Amorous
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Adjective



Feeling loving; especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love
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Anachronism
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Noun



Something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
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Anecdote
Definition
Noun


A short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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Animosity
Definition
Noun



Resentment; hostility; ill will
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Antecedent
Definition
Noun



Someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it
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Antithesis
Definition
Noun



The direct opposite
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Aphorism
Definition
Noun



A brief, often witty saying; a proverb
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Apotheosis
Definition
Noun



Elevation to a divine statue; the perfect example of something
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Archetype
Definition
Noun


An original model or pattern
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Arduous
Definition
Adjective



Hard; Difficult
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Aristocratic
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Adjective



Of noble birth; snobbish
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Artful
Definition
Adjective



Crafty; wily; silly
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Assimilate
Definition
Verb



To take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly
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Assuage
Definition
Verb



To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
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Attrition
Definition
Noun



Gradual wearing away; weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
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Augment
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Verb



To make bigger; to add; to increase
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Avarice
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Noun



Greed; excessive love of riches
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Awry
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Adjective



Off course; twisted to one side
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