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Vocabulary 36
Vocab Lesson 36
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English
9th Grade
04/03/2008

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ardor
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warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy
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assiduous
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marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application
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bestial
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brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage
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concord
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agreement; concurrence in attitudes, consensus
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confound
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to cause one to become confused
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defer
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to put off action until a future time; to delay
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dissected
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divided into numerous segments or parts
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evince
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to show clearly
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husband
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to manage prudently and in a conservative manner
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impertinent
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insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners
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inanimate
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without life
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lithe
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flexible and graceful
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maladroit
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inept, awkward
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muted
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toned down or silenced
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paradigm
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a very good example or model
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perfidious
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calculated to deceive; deceitful; treacherous
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potable
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something drinkable
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redundant
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repetitious, superfluous
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retinue
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a body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person
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sinuous
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bending in and out in a serpentine or wavy form
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subjugate
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to bring under one's control
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totter
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to stagger as if about to fall
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usurp
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to take possession or authority over something without right
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vicarious
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experienced through imagined participation in another's activity
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woe
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great sorrow, grief, or misfortune
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