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Vocabulary List 8
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English
10th Grade
11/15/2007

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Acclaim
Definition
Welcome with shouts of approval
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Alacrity
Definition

Prompt abd eager readyness

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Allay
Definition
to calm; to put at rest
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Allege
Definition
To declare without being able to prove
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Allegory
Definition
a story or event in which the characters symbolize a deeper meaning
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Alleviate
Definition
to lessen, to make less severe
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Allocate
Definition
To allot; to distribute officialy
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Allusion
Definition
a reference to (something)
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Aloof
Definition
deliberatly take no part in; unconcerned, cool and remote in character
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Articulate
Definition
spoken clearly in words; able to express ideas frequently
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Condescend
Definition
To behave in a way that shows one's feeling of dignity or superiority
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Congenial
Definition
Pleasant because similar to oneself in character or tastes
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Incoherent
Definition
Rambling in speach or in reasoning
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Indolence
Definition
Laziness
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Orthodox
Definition
Of or holding correct or conventional or currently accepted beliefs. (way)
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Preclude
Definition
v. To exclude the possibility of; to prevent
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Repressed
Definition
adj. Suffering from repression of emotions; to supress
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Reproach
Definition
Express dissapproval to; criticize
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Solicit
Definition
to seek to obtain, to ask earnestly
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Uniform
Definition
Always same; not varying
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