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Vocabulary Unit 2
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English
10th Grade
10/12/2008

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Abet
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v. to assit or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
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Alacrity
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adj. briskness
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Askew
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adj. out of position or line; turned to one side
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Bigoted
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adj. intolerant of an opinion, creed, or belief that is different from one's own
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Circuitous
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adj. indirect; roundabout
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Convivial
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adj. of our pertaining to a feast; jovial
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Demagogue
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n. an insincere, unprincipled leader who stirs up the passions and prejudices
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Divulge
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v. to make public; to disclose, as a secret
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Epicure
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n. one who is extremely fastidious in his tastes or pleasures, especially in matters of food and drink
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Extemporize
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v. to utter or to do something without preparation or previous study
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Fiscal
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adj. pertaining to the revenue, expenditures, or financial affairs, public or general
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Harbinger
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n. orginally, a messenger who was sent on ahead to prepare lodging and entertainment for the royal family or nobles; hence, a forerunner or a messenger.

v. to forecast or indicate beforehand the approach of an event
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Immutable
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adj. not capable of being changed
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Inexorable
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adj. not moved by praer or entreaty; unyielding
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Laconic
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adj. given to the use of few words, to the point, succinct
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Motley
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adj. exhibiting various colors or elements
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Obviate
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v. to prevent or eliminate disadvantages or difficulties by anticipatory action; to render unnecessary
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Pertinacity
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n. the state or quality of clinging doggedly to a purpose or opinion
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Pugnacious
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adj. inclined to fight; quarrelsome
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Ruminate
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v. to ponder over; to meditate on
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