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Vocabulary (12th)
Vocabulary, Units 3-4
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English
12th Grade
01/11/2012

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impeccable (adj)Unit 3
Definition
not capable of sin; faultless
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indomitable (adj)Unit 3
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not easily discouraged or defeated; unconquerable
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insurgent (n)Unit 3
Definition
rising in active revolt against constituted authority
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obviate (tran vb)Unit 3
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to make unnecessary; to prevent or do away with (ex. Studying over a period of days obviates the need to cram the night before.)
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penitent (adj)Unit 3
Definition
feeling sorrow for one's sins and being willing to repent
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pestilent (adj)Unit 3
Definition
tending to destroy life; dangerous to the moral, social, or political welfare of society
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procrastinate (vb)Unit 3
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to put off doing something until a future time; to postpone habitually
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ruminate (vb)Unit 3
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to chew the cud; to meditate or reflect on
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strident (adj)Unit 3
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loud, harsh, and gratin
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virulent (adj)Unit 3
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extremely poisonous, highly injurious; bitterly antagonistic or spiteful
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vitiate (tr vb)Unit 3
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to weaken morally; to corrupt or make impure (Ex: The argument is vitiated by the man's unfounded presuppositions.)
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vulnerable (adj)Unit 3
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susceptible to wounds; open to attack
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clemency (n)
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mercy in the exercise of authority or power
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contumely (n)
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insulting or offensively contemptuous treatment, inflicting dishonor and humiliation; a humiliating insult
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dirge (n)
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a funeral song or lament
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frugality (n)
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the quality of being thrifty; not spending or using unnecessarily
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hiatus (n)
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a break or interruption; a pause
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lapidary (n)
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one who works at cutting, polishing, or engraving gems
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mendicant (n)
Definition
a beggar
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penury (n)
Definition
extreme poverty
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plagiarism (n)
Definition
the theft of another's work or ideas
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precursor (n)
Definition
oen who goes before another and heralds the coming of someone or some thing
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sanction (n)
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authoritative permission for an action
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sinecure (n)
Definition
a well-paid position with little or no responsibility
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