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Vocabulary List 1
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English
12th Grade
11/02/2009

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Banal
Definition
Lacking freshness or originality; commonplace, ordinary
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Chicanery
Definition
Trickery, especially in legal dealings; the use of subterfuge or trickery in debate
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Entreprenuer
Definition
One who organizes and manages a business, assuming the ristk of profit or loss.
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Fetish
Definition
Anything irrationally reverenced; obsession
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Heinous
Definition
Hatefully bad or wicked; abominable
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Pensive
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Thinking deeply or seriously, often sad or melancholy
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Pequant
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Stimulating or exciting interest or curiosity
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Plaintive
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Expressing sorrow; mournful
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Puissant
Definition
Powerful;mighty
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Redoubtable
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Formidable; Causing fear; Commanding respect
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Trenchant
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Forceful and effective; keen, penetrating
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Verdant
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Green with growing plants or grass; Green in color

 

Unripe in knowledge or judgement; unsophisticated

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