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Vocabulary 8
Jamarius Pickens
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English
12th Grade
02/08/2016

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Term

Aborigine

(noun)
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Definition

An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers.

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Abrogate
(verb)

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Definition

To put an endto; to abolish or repeal.

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Appurtenance

(noun)

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Definition

An item of equipment; an accessory.

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Bivouac
(noun)

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Definition

A temporary camp or shelter.

To stay in such a camp.

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Cetacean
(noun)

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Definition

A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

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Decry

(verb)

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Definition

To critize strongly; to denounce

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Desuetude

(noun)

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Definition

A state of disuse.

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Leviathan

(noun)

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Definition

Anything that is of enourmous size.

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Mawkish

(adjective)

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Definition

Excessively sentimental.

Having an unpleasant, sickly sweet tatse.

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Misapprehend

(verb)

 

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Definition

To fail to understand correctly.

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Parochial

(adjective)

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Definition

1. Limited or narrow in scope or outlook.

2. Of or related to a church parish.

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Purvey

(verb)

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Definition

To be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use.

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Recourse

(noun)

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Definition

1. A turning to so,meone or something for aid.

2. A source of help or support.

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Replete

(adjective)

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Definition

Well supplied; full

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Waive

(verb)

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Definition

To give up as a right; to forgo

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