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Week 30
Barron's Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/15/2008
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extinct
 Definition
no longer existing
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idyllic
 Definition
simple, peaceful
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galvanize
 Definition
excite or arouse to activity
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encumbrance
 Definition
burden, handicap, load
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gaudy
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showy, flashy
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forty winks
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a short nap
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condescend
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stoop, lower oneself
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candor
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frankness, honesty
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mortify
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embarrass, humiliate
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jocose
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humorous, merry
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malign
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abuse, slander
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from pillar to post
 Definition
from one place to another
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omnipotent
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almighty, unlimited in power or authority
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zenith
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summit, top, prime
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fledgling
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little known, newly developed
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peremptory
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absolute, compulsory, binding
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precedent
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custom, model
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in the lap of the gods
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out of one's own hands
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wheedle
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coax, persuade, cajole
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rustic
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countrified, unpolished
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jubilant
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joyful, in high spirits
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decorum
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politeness, correct behavior
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charlatan
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pretender, fraud
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Achilles heel
 Definition
weak spot
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