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Vocabulary List #1
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English
9th Grade
03/08/2007

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resignation
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(n) the act or instant of resigning
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sodden
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(adj)thoroughly soaked; saturated; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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pugnacious
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(adj) ready and able to resort to force or violence; combative in nature; belligerent
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sanctum
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(n) a sacred or holy place where one is free from intrusion
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languid
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(adj) lacking energy or vitality; weak
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elude
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(v) to evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill; to escape the understanding or grasp of
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lacerate
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(v) to rip, cut or tar; to cause deep emotionaly pain to; distress
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expound
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(v) to give a detailed statement of; set forth
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conjecture
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(n)a statement or opinion or conclusion based on guesswork, inconclusive or incomplete evidence
(v) to make a...
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mien
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(n) bearing, appearance, or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind
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gild
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(v) to cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold; to give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to
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ether
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(n) a volatile, highly flammable liquid used as a reagent and solvent; it was formerly used as an anesthetic
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wean
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(v) to accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling to detach from that to which one is strongly habituated or devoted
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reap
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(v) to cut or harvest grain or pulse; to obtain a return or reward
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portly
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(adj) comfortably stout; corpulent; excessively fat
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incredulous
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(adj) skeptical; disbelieving
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brazen
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(adj) audacious, insolent, and shameless; made of or resembling brass, as in color or strength
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promenade
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(n) a leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity (v) to go on a...
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confer
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(v) to bestow (an honor, for example)
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temerity
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(n) foolhardy disregard or danger;recklessness; fearless daaring
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