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Vocabulary Sem. 2
Full Vocabulary list for second semester 1-8
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Literature
10th Grade
05/18/2009

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Magnanimous
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generous and noble
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misanthrope
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someone who hates mankind
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mundane
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of this world; worldly
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negligence
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carelessness or casualness
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner, or novice
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orthodox
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adhering to an established doctrine; commonly accepted
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partisan
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strong supporter of something
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paucity
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smallness in number; scarcity
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perfunctory
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done routinely and with little care
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pious
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devoutly religious; making a hypocriticaly display of virtue
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placate
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to allay the anger of; appease
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preddilection
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a preference
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prosaic
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matter-of-fact; straightforward
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quixotic
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unpractically idealistic or romantic
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raze
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to destroy
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly defiant to guidance or authortiy
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rectify
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to set right; correct
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recumbent
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lying down; reclining
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of; refuse to acknowledge
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recticence
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reluctance or unwillingness
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sedulous
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persevering
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity
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stupor
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a daze
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sullen
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gloomy, somber
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superfluous
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beyond what is required or necessary
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supplant
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to take the place of; supercede
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surfeit
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to feed or supply to excess
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sycophant
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self-seeker who wins favor through flattery
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temerity
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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
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ubiquitous
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everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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unimpeachable
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beyond doubt, question, or reproach
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utopia
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an impractical, ideally perfect place
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vendetta
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a bitter feud
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vociferous
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clamorous- vigorous in demands or complaints.
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abdicate
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to formally relinquish power
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aberration
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deviation from normal, proper, or expected course
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acquiesce
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to consent or comply without protest
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affluent
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wealthy
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altruism
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selflessness
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anachronism
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something out of proper or chronological order
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antitheseis
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direct contrast; the opposite
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assiduous
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diligent
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audacity
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fearless daring
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banal
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completly ordinary and commonplace
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benign
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showing kindness and gentleness
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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catharsis
Definition
purging of emotions as a result of an experience
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charlatan
Definition
someone who makes elaborate claims to skill/knowledge
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coalesce
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to grow or come together into one whole; unite
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conciliatory
Definition
overcoming the distrust of; reconciling
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consecrate
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to declar/ set apart as sacred
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demagogue
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leader who attains power through emotional appeals
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depravity
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moral debasement
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deprecate
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to express approval of
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despot
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ruler with absolute power
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disparage
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to belittle; speak of in slighting way
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disseminate
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to spread; diffuse
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dogmatic
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authoritatively, arrogantly assertive of unproved principles
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 duplicity
Definition
deceptiveness in behavior or speech
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eclectic
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retaining elements from a variety of sources
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elucidate
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to make clear or plain
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engender
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to give rise to
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equivocal
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ambiguous; questionable
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esoteric
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intended for/ understood by only a few
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extricate
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to release from an entanglement or difficulty
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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furtive
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stealthy; surreptitous
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gregarious
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sociable
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immutable
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not susceptible to change
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incorporeal
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lacking material form or substance
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indigent
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impoverished; lacking means of subsistence
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indolence
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habitual laziness
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innocuous
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harmless, with no adverse effect
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insidious
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working in a stealthy manner; treacherous
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irascible
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easily angered
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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zeal
Definition
enthusiastic devotion
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