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Vocabulary words for the Honors English Final
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English
10th Grade
01/31/2011

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Amorphous
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having no specific shape; formless
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Atrophy
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a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part
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Anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
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Agnostic
Definition
a person whold holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as god, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Abrogate
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to abolish by formal or official means
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Abscond
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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Abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
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Acerbic
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sour or astringent in taste or tone
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Acrimonious
Definition
bitter emotions
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Acumen
Definition
the ability to judge well; sharp perception
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Prodigious
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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
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Exigent
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requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing
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Adhere
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to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
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Altercation
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a heated or angry dispute
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Amity
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friendship; peaceful harmony
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Circumambulate
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to walk or go about or around
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Ambient
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of the surrounding area or environment
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Ambivalent
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the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc.
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Pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly
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Antebellum
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before or existing before the war
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Misanthrope
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a hater of humankind
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Antipathy
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a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility
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Inept
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without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment
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Archetype
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prototype; original model
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Matriarchy
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something governed by women
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Artifice
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a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient
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Augment
Definition
to make larger; increase
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Begrudge
Definition
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of someone
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Belligerent
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warlike; given to waging war
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Benign
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having a kindly disposition; gracious
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Bipartisan
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representing or including members from two parties or factions
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Brevity
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shortness of time or duration; briefness
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Recidivism
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repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime
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Candor
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the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression
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Recant
Definition
to withdraw; retract
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Precept
Definition
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct
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Precipice
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a cliff with a vertical or nearly vertical overhanging vace
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Cordial
Definition
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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Carnage
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the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; massacre
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Holocaust
Definition
great destruction by fire
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Antecedent
Definition
ancestor
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Concentric
Definition
common center
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Discrete
Definition
in secret
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Discern
Definition
detect with senses
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Anachronism
Definition
not historically accurate
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Circumspect
Definition
watchful and discreet; cautious
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Circumlocution
Definition
indirect way of expression
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Incisive
Definition
acute
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Incite
Definition
motivate
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Recluse
Definition
hermit
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Clamor
Definition
loud noise
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Proclivity
Definition
natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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Coerce
Definition
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority
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Plutocracy
Definition
the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy
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Crescendo
Definition
a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force
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Accrue
Definition
to happen or result as a natural growth
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Credulity
Definition
gullible
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Cryptic
Definition
ambiguous
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Exculpate
Definition
to free from blame
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Recumbent
Definition
lying down; reclining; leaning
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Cursory
Definition
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty
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Deferential
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showing deference; respectful
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Demagogue
Definition
an orator who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
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Dichotomy
Definition
division into two parts
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Malediction
Definition
a curse; imprecation
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Deign
Definition
to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; feel like something is below you
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Disseminate
Definition
to scatter or spread widely
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Didactic
Definition
intended for instruction
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Paradox
Definition
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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Doleful
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sorrowful; mournful; melancholy
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Anecdote
Definition
a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature
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Dubious
Definition
doubtful
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Duress
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compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint
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Dysfunction
Definition
malfunctioning, as of an organ or structure of the body
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Epithet
Definition
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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Equivocate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
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Aberrant
Definition
departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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Obsolescent
Definition
becoming obsolete; passing out of use
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Euphemism
Definition
substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression
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Exonerate
Definition
free from guilt or blame
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Extraneous
Definition
not belonging; foreign
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Affable
Definition
friendly; cordial
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Facile
Definition
moving, acting, working, etc. with ease
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Proliferate
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to grow or produce by multiplication of parts
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Fervor
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great warmth and earnestness of feeling
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Perfidy
Definition
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery
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Conflagration
Definition
a destructive fire
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Flexible
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capable of being bent without breaking
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Profligate
Definition
utterly and shamelessly immoral
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Superfluous
Definition
being more than is sufficient; excessive
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Affinity
Definition
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
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Foreshadow
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to show beforehand
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Fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance
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Refractory
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hard or impossible to manage
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Frugal
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prudently saving or sparing
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Effusive
Definition
overflowing
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Genre
Definition
a category of artistic endeavor having a particular technique
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Indigenous
Definition
native
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Ignoramus
Definition
an extremely ignorant person
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Aggrandize
Definition
enlarge; extend
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Ingrate
Definition
an ungrateful person
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