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Vocabulary for the College Bound
Level B Lessons 1-5- Bridgers
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English
10th Grade
10/07/2013

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abate
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to lessen in violence or intensity; decrease
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abet
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to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing; encourage
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abhor
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to detest, loathe, hate strongly; despise
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acquit
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to find not guilty or a fault or crime; absolve
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acrimony

 

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harsh temper or bitter feeling; resentment
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adamant
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unyielding; firm in opinion; stubborn
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adulation
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excessive praise or admiration; flattery
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affable
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friendly; courteous; agreeable in manner; easy to talk to; good-natured
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agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable
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agrarian
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having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land; rural
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mal
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bad, evil
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bene
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good
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dict
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to speak
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altercation
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a heated argument
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ambivalent
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being uncertain; unable to decide between two opposing points of view; indecisive
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable; agreeable
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anathema
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a greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse, or a person cursed; abomination
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apathy
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lack of interest; unconcern
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appease
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to make calm or quiet; to give in to the demands of; pacify
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arduous
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difficult; requiring much effort; strenuous;
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audacity
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insolence; rude boldness; presumption
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augment
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to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity; enhance
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austere
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stern, severe, plain
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anthro
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man
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ology
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study of
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theo
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god - religion
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avarice
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excessive greed; desire for wealth
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avid
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eager; extremely interested; voracious
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bacchanalian
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wild with drunkenness
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balk
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to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct; hesitate
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banter
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teasing; good-natured joking
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barrister
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lawyer
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bask
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to lie in or be exposed to warmth
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
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befuddle
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to confuse; to perplex
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aud
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hear
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vis, vid
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see
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cis, cide
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cut, kill
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ible, able
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able
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bigot
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one who is intolerante of another's beliefs, opinions, or values; prejudiced
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cajole
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to persuade with false promises and flattery; coax; wheedle
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candid
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outspoken, blunt; informal, unposed; straightforward
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canine
Definition
having to do with dogs
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capricious
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guided by whim rather than reason; changing one's mind suddenly; fickle; erratic
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castigate
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to criticize or punish for the purpose of correction; chastise; discipline
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caustic
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biting, burning, sever; sharp or sarcastic; harsh
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chaos
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complete disorder; confusion; shambles
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charlatan
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one who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she really has, especially in medicine; quack; impostor; fraud
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chastise
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to punish severely; punish
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alter
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other
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ego
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I
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mega
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large
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polis
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city, state
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crat
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"rule by"
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circumspect
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careful, watchful; attentive to all points
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circumvent
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to get around; to beat or defeat by trickery; to prevent an occurrence
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clandestine
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secret
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clement
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merciful; lenient; mild, as weather
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cliche
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a worn-out idea or overused expression
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coerce
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to compel by force; to force a person to do something against his or her will
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collaborate
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to work with another toward a goal; to cooperate with an enemy invader
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comely
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attractive or handsome; pleasing to the sight
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complacent
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pleased with oneself or one's deeds
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concur
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to be of the same opinion; to agree with
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circum
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around, on all sides
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intro
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in, within, inside of
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spec, spect
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to see, look at
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vert, vers
Definition
to turn
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