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Vocabulary
Second semester vocabulary for the final
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English
10th Grade
06/18/2006

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Censure
Definition
the act of condemning a person
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Copious
Definition
filled with an abundance of information
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Decimate
Definition
to destroy
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Didactic
Definition
with the intension of instruction
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Disparate
Definition
marked by indifference
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Dissonance
Definition
harsh and unpleasant sound
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Feign
Definition
the act of faking something
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Frenetic
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characterized by insanity
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Irreverent
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disrespectful of others
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Pandemonium
Definition
chaotic
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Laud
Definition
(of a person) praise
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Pompous
Definition
overly smarmy and feeling superior to others
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Prudence
Definition
using reason to determine the truth
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Rationalize
Definition
using reason to determine the truth
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Reprehensible
Definition
one who is deserving of blame
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Spartan
Definition
strict discipline of oneself
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Thwart
Definition
stop something from happening
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Torpid
Definition
twisted
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Trepidation
Definition
state of alarm
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Validity
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founded on truth
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Ambiguous
Definition
not clear or undecided
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Archaic
Definition
belonging to former or ancient times
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Arbitrate
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to settle a dispute
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Austere
Definition
severe or strict in appearance or manner
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Bucolic
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relating to rural farm life
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Burgeon
Definition
grow or increase rapidly
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Capricious
Definition
given to sudden and unaccountable changeds of mood or behavior
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Circumspection
Definition
cautious or prudent
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Enigma
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shrouded in mystery
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Entice
Definition
attract by offering pleasure or advantage
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Guile
Definition
sly or cunning intelligence
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Incessant
Definition
continuing without pause or intervention
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Insubordination
Definition
disobediant
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Intransigence
Definition
refusing to change ones views
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Jettison
Definition
abandon or discard
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Lithe
Definition
readily bent or supple
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Moorings
Definition
the ropes or cables by which a boat is moored
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Phlegmatic
Definition
unemotional and sober
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Sanctimonious
Definition
derogatory making a show of being moreally superior
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Timorous
Definition
lacking in courage or confidence
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Ambivalent
Definition
mutually conflicting feelings or thoughts
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Amenable
Definition
to make greater in size, extent, or quantity
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Augment
Definition
to make greater in size, extent, or quantity
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Circumvent
Definition
to surround and trap by craft
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Coax
Definition
to persuade or to try to persuade by pleading or flattery
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Encapsulate
Definition
enclosed by a protective coating
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Engulf
Definition
to envelope a substance or object
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Facade
Definition
an artificial or deceptive front
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Grandiose
Definition
characterized by greatness or scope or intent
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Incisive
Definition
having or suggesting sharp mental perception
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Inundate
Definition
to be covered
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Languid
Definition
disinclined to exert oneself physically
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Lugubrious
Definition
mournful to an exaggerated degree
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Narcississm
Definition
to be in love with oneself
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Obstinate
Definition
stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action
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Palatable
Definition
accepting to the taste
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Sardonic
Definition
scornfully mocking and derisive
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Stymie
Definition
an obstacle or obstruction
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Vex
Definition
to irritate or ignore, bother
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Vilify
Definition
saying vicious thing about someone
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Allocate
Definition
to set apart for a special purpose, designate
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Augur
Definition
to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future
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Avid
Definition
extremely eager of interested
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Cacophony
Definition
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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Contentious
Definition
causing or likely to cause disagreement
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Dogmatic
Definition
if someone is dogmatic, they are obstinate
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Edict
Definition
an official command
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Emphatic
Definition
done or said in a strong way
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Fastidious
Definition
choosy and finicky
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Fervid
Definition
marked by great passion or zeal
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Innocuous
Definition
completely harmless
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Lament
Definition
to express sadness and remorse
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Noxious
Definition
describes a poisonous gas
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Paramount
Definition
more important than anything else
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Purloin
Definition
to steal
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Sagacious
Definition
having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgements
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Stultify
Definition
to prevent something or someone from developing into the best possible state
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Tenuous
Definition
a connection, idea or situation is weak and possibly does not exist
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Veneer
Definition
something that hides unpleasantness
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Vociferous
Definition
express their opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech and demands
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