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Week 33
Barron's Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
11/17/2008
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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somber
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gloomy, sad
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debilitate
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weaken
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impetuous
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impulsive
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occult (adj.)
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secret, mysterious, supernatural
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to hit the nail on the head
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to state or guess something correctly
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discreet
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careful, cautious, prudent
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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glean
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gather, collect
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quarry
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something hunted or pursued
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slovenly
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disorderly, carelessly
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on the dot
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exactly on time
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abjure
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renounce, abstain from
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reproach
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rebuke, reprimand
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penitent
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regretful, confessing guilt
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evanescent
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fleeting, passing, momentary
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tantamount
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equivalent, identical
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to take under one's wing
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to become responsible for
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propensity
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disposition, inclination, bent
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wary
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watchful, shrewd
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allay
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calm, soothe
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deter
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hinder, discourage
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connoisseur
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expert
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out of one's depth
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in a situation that is too difficult to handle
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