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Vocabulary Chapters 1-5
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9th Grade
01/25/2009

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licentious
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morally unrestrained
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numismatist
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coin collector
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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fatalistic
Definition
believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by faith
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obtrude
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to force oneself into a situation uninvited
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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lackadaisical
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uninterested, listless
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alienate
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to turn away feelings or affections
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elated
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in high spirits; proud and joyful
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epigram
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a witty expression
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amalgamate
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to combine
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demented
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mentally ill; insane
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hone
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to sharpen
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beleaguer
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to bisiege by encircling; to harass
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gorge
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to eat or swallow greedily
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antiquated
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very old
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opiate
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a narcotic used to cause sleep/bring relief from pain
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
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dally
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to waste time; dawdle
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felonious
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pertaining to or constituting to major crimes.
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edifice
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a large, elaborated structure
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ambidextrous
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equally skilled with both hands
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belated
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delayed
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animate
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to give life or motion to
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knead
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to work dough or clay into a uniform mix
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chauvinist
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one having fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contemp to the opposite
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egalitarian
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promoting equal rights for all people
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berserk
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in a state of violent or destructive rage
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ostentacious
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conspicious, showy display
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delude
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to mislead; to fool
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elude
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to escape
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fallow
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unproductive; inactive
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blight
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anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation.
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obsequy
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a funeral right or ceremony
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denizen
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an occupant; inhabitant
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fealty
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obligated loyalty or faithfulness
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entice
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to attract by offering reward or pleasure
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gratify
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to please
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laggard
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a slow person, especially one who falls behind
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gambit
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a manuever or action used to gain an advantage.
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jaded
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worn out, dulled
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gist
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the main point
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advocate
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to recomend; to speak in favor of
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efface
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to obliterate; to wipe out
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charisma
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personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
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ogre
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a brute; a large monster
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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entity
Definition
anything having existance, either physical or mystical
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bandy
Definition
to exchange words causally,
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dastardly
Definition
cowardly and treacherous
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