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vocabulary workshop level g
units 10-12
60
English
11th Grade
01/10/2006

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askance
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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender, to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
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benign
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gentle, kind, forgiving, understanding, having a favorable or beenficial effect
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cavil
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to find fault in a petty war, carp
a tricvial objection or criticizm
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charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge or ability, a pretender, imposter, or quack
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of
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foible
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a weak point, failing, or minor flaw
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forgo
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to do without,abstain from, give up
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fraught
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full of or loaded with, accompanied by
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inure
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to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
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luminous
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emitting or reflecting light, glowing, illuminating
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obsequious
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marked by lsavish attentiveness, excessively submissive, often for purely self-intereseted reasons
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obtuse
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blunt, slow ro dull in udnerstanding, not causing a sharp impression
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver
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penitent
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regretful for one's sins or mistakes, one who is sorry for wrongdoing
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peremptory
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having the nature of a command that leaves no room for debate, denial, or refusal. offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
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rebuff
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to snub, to repel, drive away; a curt interjection, a check
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reconnoiter
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to engage in reconnaissance, to make a preliminary inspection
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shambles
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a slaughterhouse or place of mass bloodshed, state of complete disorder and confusion, a mess
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sporadic
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ocurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
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abrogate
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to repe4al, cancel, declare null and void
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ambient
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completely surrounding, encompassing
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asperity
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roughness, severity; bitterenss or tartness
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burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
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delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable, deliciously flavored, savory
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deprecate
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to express mild dispaorval, to belittle
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detritus
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loose bits and peices of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources
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flaccid (LOL)
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limp, not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness
(LOL!!!!!!!)
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impecunious
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having little money
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inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding
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moribund
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dying, on the way out
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necromancer
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one whoclaims to reveal or influecne the future through magic, communication with the dead, a magician or wizard
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onerous
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burdensome, involving hardship or difficulty
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rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happeneing often, full, abounding, plentiful, abundant, replete
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rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are elarned first, the earliest stages of anything
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sequster
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose, to take possession of and hold in custody
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winnow
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tog get rid of something unwanted
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty, sensitive or responsive to beauty
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defunct
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no longer funcitoning or in existence, dead
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discomfit
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to frustrate, thwart, or defeat, to comfuse, perplex, or embarrass
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espouse
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to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt, to marry
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fetish
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an object beleived to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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gregarious
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living together in a gerd or group; sociable, seekeng the company of others
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hapless
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marked by persistent absence of good luck
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impeccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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importune
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to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
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interpolate
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to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
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irreparable
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uncapable of ebing repaired or rectified
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laconic
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concise, using few words
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languish
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to beocme weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
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mendacious
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given to lying or deception; untrue
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nadir
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the lowest point
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omnipresent
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present in all places as at all times
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perfunctory
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done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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plaintive
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expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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requite
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to make suitable repayment, as for kindness, service, or favor, to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong, to reciprocate
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tantamount
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equivalent, having the same meaning calue or effect
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