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Vocabulary (12th)
Vocabulary, Units 1-2
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English
12th Grade
01/07/2012

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Term
chicanery
Definition
trickery, deceit, cunning
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banal (adj)
Definition

-lacking freshness or originality; commonplace, ordinary

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chicanery  (n)
Definition

-trickery, especially in legal dealings;
-the use of subterfuge or trickery in debate

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entrepreneur (n)
Definition
one who organizes and manages a business, assuming the risk of profit or loss
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fetish (n)
Definition

-an inanimate object thought to have inherent magical powers, and therefore worshiped;        
-anything irrationally reverenced

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heinous (adj)
Definition

-hatefully bad or wicked; abominable

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pensive (adj)
Definition
-thinking deeply or seriously, often sad or melancholy things
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piquant (adj)
Definition

-pleasantly sharp or pungent to taste;
-stimulating or exciting interest or curiosity

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plaintive (adj)
Definition
-expressing sorrow; mournful
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puissant (adj)
Definition

-powerful; mighty

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redoubtable (adj)
Definition

-formidable; causing fear; commanding respect

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verdant (adj)
Definition

-green with growing plants or grass;
-unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated

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egregious (adj)Unit 2
Definition

-outstandingly bad

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emanate (vb)Unit 2
Definition

-to flow forth or originate from a source

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emolument (n)Unit 2
Definition

-profit or gain arising from employment or position

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exorbitant (adj)Unit 2
Definition

-going beyond what is reasonable; excessive

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extirpate (tr. vb)Unit 2
Definition

-to root out or destroy completely; to exterminate, eradicate

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imbibe (vb)Unit 2
Definition

-to drink; to absorb or take in with the senses as if by drinking

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incarcerate (vb)Unit 2
Definition

-to imprison

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intrepid (adj)Unit 2
Definition

-fearless

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invective (n)Unit 2
Definition

-a violent verbal attack; an abusive term

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inveterate (adj)Unit 2
Definition

-firmly established over time; settled in a habit

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trenchant (adj)
Definition
forceful and effective; keen, penetrating
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exigency (n)
Definition
a state of urgency; a situation calling for immediate action
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