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Vocabulary Words
caovabulary words for final exam
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English
9th Grade
06/10/2008
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germane
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relevant, fitting
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fortuitous
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lucky, by chance
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give
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to scoff, ridicule
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hedonism
 Definition
pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
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ignoble
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dishonorable, shameful
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immolate
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to kill someone as a sacrificial cictim, usually by fire
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imperious
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domineering, haughty
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importune
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to beg
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impious
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disrepectful to god
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machination
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an evil design or plan
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian, taskmaster
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meretricious
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attractice in a cheap way, flashy
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, incertain
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neoligism
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use of a new word, making up a new word or defintion
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obdurate
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stubborn, hardheaded
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obfuscate
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to confuse; to bewilder
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obsequious
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exxcessively submissive, overly attentive
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