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Week 34
Barron's Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
12/02/2008
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site
 Definition
location
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vigil
 Definition
wakeful watching, to keep watch
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cumbersome
 Definition
unwieldy, burdensome
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interrogate
 Definition
question
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divulge
 Definition
disclose, reveal, make known
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to take a leaf out of someone's book
 Definition
to imitate of follow the example
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fluctuate
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shift, altenate
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unmitigated
 Definition
unrelieved, as bad as can be
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commodious
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large, spacious
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antiquated
 Definition
out-of-date, obsolete
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disheveled
 Definition
disorderly clothing or hair
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brass tacks
 Definition
the real problem or situation
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tenacious
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tough, stubborn
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facade
 Definition
front, superficial appearance
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asinine
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silly, stupid
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grimace
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facial expression of disgust
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calumny
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false accusation, slander
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hook, line, and sinker
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completely, all the way
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pittance
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small amount
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au courant
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up-to-date
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fastidious
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particular, choosy
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noisome
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foul, unwholesome
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unkempt
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untidy, neglected
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lily-livered
 Definition
cowardly
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