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Vocabulary 9
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English
12th Grade
02/20/2009

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Mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
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Goad
Definition
to urge on in a negative way
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Attenuate
Definition
to make thin or to lessen the force of magnitude
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unnerve
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to cause to lose composure
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potentate
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a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign
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Sententious
Definition
given to excessive moralizing
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Influence
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authority, prestige
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Ribald
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vulgarly humorous, profane
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Divination
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foretelling the future by means of magic
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Zenith
Definition
the highest point overhead, peak
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Onus
Definition
to blame or charge
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parasite
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an organism that lives on another organism but contributes nothing
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foremost
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first in rank, time, place, or position
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inveterate
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firmly established, habitual, deep rooted
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ravenous
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urgently eager for food; craving satisfaction
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stint
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to limit to a certain amount; to be frugal
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calcified
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inflexible, harden
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necromancy
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communicating with spirits, black magic
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epithet
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a term or phrase describing or characterizing
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primeval
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ancient, relating to the earliest ages
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concomitant
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something that accompanies or exists concurrently with something else.
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Theatrical
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overly dramatic,exaggerated in behavior
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visionary
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a dreamer who is impractical
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