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Vocabulary Lessons 16-18
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English
9th Grade
05/21/2013

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agrarian

 

Definition

1. relating to agricultural or farming matters

2. relating to land and its ownership or use

 

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ameliorate
Definition

to improve a deplorable condition

 

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commissary
Definition

1. a place to eat; cafeteria

2. a store where food and supplies are sold, as in an army camp

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consternation
Definition
a feeling of alarm or dismay characterized by confusion or fear
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excise
Definition
to remove by cutting out
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gambol
Definition

to jump or skip playfully; frolic

a playful jumping or skipping about

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prudent
Definition
cautious, sagacious, advisory
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rigorous
Definition
strict, severe discipline
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succulent
Definition

1. juicy

2. delicious, tasty

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tawny
Definition
brownish-yellow; tan
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acrimonious
Definition
bitter or sarcastic in language, temper, manner or tone
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aspersion
Definition
a damaging or untrue remark; slander
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censure
Definition

to criticize harshly; blame; condemn

1. a strong disapproval

2. an official criticism

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critique
Definition

a critical review, especially one dealing with works of art or literature

to review or discuss critically

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defame
Definition
to attack the reputation or good name of; slander or libel
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deride
Definition
to scoff at
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impeach
Definition
to charge with a crime while in office; to discredit
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innuendo
Definition
a suggestion, a hint, a insinuation
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remonstrate
Definition
to plead in protest, to argue repeatedly in opposition
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upbraid
Definition
to scold; to reproach; to criticize
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circumlocution
Definition
an indirect or roundabout way of expressing something
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colloquium
Definition
an academic conference or meeting on some subject
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contradict
Definition
to say the opposite, to oppose in words, to conflict with
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dictate
Definition

1. to speak a letter or memo for someone else to write

2. to impose, to decree, to instruct, to demand

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dictum
Definition
a formal official statement or opinion
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edict
Definition
an official decree or proclamation issued by a ruler or other person having authority
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elocution
Definition

1. the art of public speaking

2. the style or manner of speaking or reading in public

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interdict
Definition

to prohibit or forbid, especially officially

an official prohibition

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loquacious
Definition
talkative, chatty, fond of talking
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malediction
Definition

1. a curse

2. slander

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