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Vocabulary Words for 1st Semester Test
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English
12th Grade
12/16/2010
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Adroit
 Definition
Skillful, clever, expert
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Affable
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Courteous, Friendly, Kindly
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Audacious
 Definition
Daring, Bold
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Dilatory
 Definition
tardy, slow, not prompt
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Facetious
 Definition
playful, mischievous
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Fastidious
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too particular, hard to please
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garish
 Definition
glaring, gaudy, showy
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overt
 Definition
open to view, not secret
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reticent
 Definition
inclined to keep silent
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tenacious
 Definition
keeping a firm grasp on
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vacuous
 Definition
empty, silly, dull
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vivacious
 Definition
lively, active, animated
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asinine
 Definition
stupid, silly, empty
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extrinsic
 Definition
unessential, foreign
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flaccid
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soft, weak
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incongruous
 Definition
not harmonious or proper
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infallible
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not capable of erring
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inimitable
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matchless, one of a kind
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loquacious
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talkative
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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nondescript
 Definition
of no class or kind
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quiescent
 Definition
at rest, motionless, still
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trenchant
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cutting, biting, mentally keen
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vehement
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furious, acting violently
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captious
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tending to find fault
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indigent
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needy, poor
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mendacious
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lying, false, untruthful
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poignant
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keen, piercing, effective
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pretentious
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for show or appearance
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punitive
 Definition
of or relating to punishment
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raucous
 Definition
harsh, shrill
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recreant
 Definition
cowardly, unfaithful
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replete
 Definition
filled to capacity
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stolid
 Definition
dull, not easily excited
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timorous
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timid, full of fear
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voracious
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greedy, hard to fill up
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commodious
 Definition
roomy, not lacking in space
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copious
 Definition
very plentiful, abundant
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craven
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cowardly, unfaithful
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credulous
 Definition
easily deceived, easily taken in
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culpable
 Definition
deserving blame, guilty
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equivocal
 Definition
having two or more meanings
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fractious
 Definition
cross, unruly, irritable, quarrelsome
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garrulous
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talkative
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germane
 Definition
related to matters at hand
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inadvertent
 Definition
careless, not intended
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intrinsic
 Definition
essential, the nature of a thing
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obdurate
 Definition
hardened in feeling
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adept
 Definition
skilled, expert, proficient
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ascetic
 Definition
avoiding all pleasures and comforts
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benign
 Definition
kindly, harmless, gracious
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fraught
 Definition
filled, big or teeming with
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inherent
 Definition
belonging naturally
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insatiable
 Definition
not easily satisfied
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languid
 Definition
sluggish, weak, listless
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malevolent
 Definition
wishing evil
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paltry
 Definition
trashy, worthless
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rampant
 Definition
threatening, unchecked, wild
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scathing
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bitterly severe, burning
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irreparable
 Definition
cannot be repaired
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abject
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very low in spirit, wretched
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aesthetic
 Definition
fond of what is beautiful
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capricious
 Definition
whimsical, acting on fancy
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extraneous
 Definition
foreign, not part of a thing
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gregarious
 Definition
tending to flock together
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insurgent
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rising against authority
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irascible
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hot tempered, easily angered
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itinerant
 Definition
wandering from place to place
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rapacious
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extremely greedy
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redundant
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wordy, over-written, repetitive
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tenuous
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slender, flimsy, slight
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unwitting
 Definition
not knowing, ignorant
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