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Vocabulary Study 8
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11th Grade
03/11/2014

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Acquiesce
Definition
To give in, to comply
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make better, to relieve, to improve
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Atrophy
Definition
To waste away, to wither
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Bequeath
Definition
To hand down, to give or to leave in a a will
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Cajole
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To persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
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Compendious
Definition
Containing only the essentials
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Cursory
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Superficial, casual hastily, done
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Debase
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To reduce in dignity or quality
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Deplete
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To use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
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Efface
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To erase, to wear away
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Elucidate
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To make clear, to explain
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Expunge
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To remove, to erase
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Extricate
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To free, to disentangle
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Garrulous
Definition
Talkative, rambling
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Impetuous
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Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
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Laconic
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Using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
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Opulence
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Wealth, affluence, abundance
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Placate
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To appease or pacify by making concessions; conciliate
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Reiterate
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To repeat
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Surreptitious
Definition
Secret, clandestine, stealthy
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