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Week 1 Vocabulary
Sophisticated Vocabulary for advanced 11th grade English.
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11th Grade
12/16/2011

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adroit
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very skilful and quick in the way you think or move
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allay
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If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it less or to feel calm again
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assimilate
Definition
to take in, fit into, or become similar (to
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blazon
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armorial bearings : coat of arms
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bravado
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blustering swaggering conduct; boisterous bravery
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choleric
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easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
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cognizant
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knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience; also : mindful
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colloquy
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a high-level serious discussion : conference
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power and authority
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dirge
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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
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discursive
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moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
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ennui
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a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
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expatriate
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banish, exile
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farcical
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of, relating to, or resembling farce : ludicrous
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feign
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to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
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fortuitous
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occurring by chance
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hyperbole
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extravagant exaggeration (as “mile-high ice-cream cones”)
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incognito
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with one's identity concealed
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mesmerism
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hypnotic appeal
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omniscient
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having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
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