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Willingness/Unwillingness and Height Words
11 & 12
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English
12th Grade
11/22/2009

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alacrity
Definition
cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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aversion
Definition
strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
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involuntary
Definition
not done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
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loath
Definition
unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
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volition
Definition
will
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acclivity
Definition
upward slope (ant. declivity)
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acme
Definition
highest point; pinnacle; summit
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apogee
Definition
1. farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body (ant. perigee)
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climactic
Definition
arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
Definition
perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
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eminence
Definition
high rank
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eminent
Definition
standing out; notable; famous
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precipice
Definition
very steep or overhanging place; cliff
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preeminent
Definition
standing out above others; superior
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sublimate
Definition
1. redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
2. purify; refine
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sublime
Definition
elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting
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vertex
Definition
farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle; apex
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zenith
Definition
1. highest point; culmination; peak (ant. nadir)
2. point in the heavens directly overhead
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