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Week 6 Vocabulary
Week 6 Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
09/29/2014

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Callow
Definition

immature or inexperienced



(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged


 

a recently hatched worker ant
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Albeit
Definition
although; even if
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Enigma
Definition

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

 

a person of puzzling or contradictory character

 

a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle

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gumption
Definition

initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness



courage; spunk; guts



common sense; shrewdness

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Pliancy
Definition

bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable

 

easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant

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Convey
Definition

to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear



to communicate; impart; make known

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Delectable
Definition

delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable

 

delicious

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Juxtapose
Definition
to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Induce
Definition

to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind

 

to bring about, produce, or cause

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Titter
Definition
to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement
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Etymology
Definition
the derivation of a word
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Cringe
Definition
to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower
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Lilt
Definition
rhythmic swing or cadence.

a lilting song or tune.
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Innocuous
Definition


not harmful or injurious; harmless


not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark



not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid

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Barren
Definition

not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile



unproductive; unfruitful

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Stoic
Definition
of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity
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Revert
Definition

to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.

 

 

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Opulence
Definition

wealth, riches, or affluence

 

abundance, as of resources or goods; plenty

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Marginal
Definition
pertaining to a margin.

 



situated on the border or edge.


at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient

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Intercede
Definition

to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition

 

to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate

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