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Winter Park IB English Vocab
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General Vocab
10th Grade
05/26/2008
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Abbreviate
 Definition
shorten, abridge
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Abstinence
 Definition
act of refraining from
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Adulation
 Definition
high praise
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Adversity
 Definition
misfortune
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Aesthetic
 Definition
pertaining to beauty
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Amicable
 Definition
agreeable
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Anachronistic
 Definition
out-of-date
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Anecdote
 Definition
short account of an event
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Anonymous
 Definition
nameless
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Antagonist
 Definition
opponent
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Assiduous
 Definition
hard-working
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Asylum
 Definition
sanctuary
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Benevolent
 Definition
friendly, helpful
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Camaraderie
 Definition
trust among friends
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Censure
 Definition
to criticize harshly
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Circuitous
 Definition
indirect, roundabout
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Clairvoyant
 Definition
able to see the future
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Collaborate
 Definition
to work together
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Compassion
 Definition
sympathy, mercy
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Compromise
 Definition
to settle differences
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Condescending
 Definition
patronizing
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Conditional
 Definition
provisional, contingent
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Conformist
 Definition
follower of customs
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Congregation
 Definition
crowd of people
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Convergence
 Definition
joining of parts
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Deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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Demagogue
 Definition
rabble-rousing leader
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Digression
 Definition
straying from the main point
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Diligent
 Definition
hard-working
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Discredit
 Definition
dishonor, disgrace
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Disdain
 Definition
to regard with scorn
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Divergent
 Definition
variant, moving apart
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Empathy
 Definition
sharing of feelings
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Emulate
 Definition
follow an example
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Enervating
 Definition
tiring, weakening
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Enhance
 Definition
improve, augment
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Ephemeral
 Definition
momentary, fleeting
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Evanescent
 Definition
short-lived, as an image
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Exasperation
 Definition
irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
 Definition
outstanding
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Extenuating
 Definition
guilt diminishing
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Fortuitous
 Definition
lucky
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Hackneyed
 Definition
overused, cliched
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Haughty
 Definition
arrogant, condescending
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Hedonist
 Definition
pleasure seeker
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Hypothesis
 Definition
theory requiring proof
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Impetuous
 Definition
rash, impulsive
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Incompatible
 Definition
unable to work together
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Inconsequential
 Definition
trivial
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Inevitable
 Definition
unavoidable, certain
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Integrity
 Definition
honesty, decency
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Intrepid
 Definition
fearless, adventurous
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Intuitive
 Definition
instinctive, untaught
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Jubilation
 Definition
joy, exultation
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Lobbyist
 Definition
persuader of legislators
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Longevity
 Definition
long life
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Mundane
 Definition
ordinary, common
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Nonchalant
 Definition
calm, casual
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Opulent
 Definition
wealthy
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Ostentatious
 Definition
displaying wealth
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Parched
 Definition
dried up
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Perfidious
 Definition
disloyal
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Precocious
 Definition
talented beyond one’s age
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Pretentious
 Definition
pompous, self-important
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Procrastinate
 Definition
to delay unnecessarily
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Prosperity
 Definition
wealth, success
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Provocative
 Definition
inflammatory
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Prudent
 Definition
wise, careful, cautious
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Querulous
 Definition
irritable
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Rancorous
 Definition
hateful
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Reclusive
 Definition
withdrawn, hermit-like
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Reconciliation
 Definition
agreement after a quarrel
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Renovation
 Definition
state of being renewed
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Resilient
 Definition
quick to recover
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Restrained
 Definition
controlled, restricted
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Reverence
 Definition
profound respect
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Sagacity
 Definition
wisdom
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Scrutinize
 Definition
to observe carefully
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Spontaneity
 Definition
impulsive action
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Spurious
 Definition
phony, false
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Submissive
 Definition
meek
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Substantiate
 Definition
to verify, confirm
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Superficial
 Definition
lacking in depth
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Superfluous
 Definition
more than enough
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Suppress
 Definition
to end an activity
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Surreptitious
 Definition
secret, stealthy
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Tenacious
 Definition
persistent, resolute
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Transient
 Definition
temporary, fleeting
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Venerable
 Definition
respectable due to age
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Vindicate
 Definition
to clear from blame
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Abdicate
 Definition
to give up a position, right, or power
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Abrogate
 Definition
to abolish or invalidate by authority
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Absolve
 Definition
to forgive, free from blame
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Accolade
 Definition
praise, distinction
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree, comply quietly
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Adamant
 Definition
uncompromising, unyielding
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Altercation
 Definition
noisy dispute
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Antecedent
 Definition
coming before in place or time
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Antiquated
 Definition
outdated, obsolete
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Appropriate (verb)
 Definition
to take possession of
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Arduous
 Definition
extremely difficult, laborious
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Audacious
 Definition
bold, daring, fearless
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Autonomous
 Definition
separate, independent
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Belabor
 Definition
to insist repeatedly or harp on
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Beseech
 Definition
to beg, plead, implore
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Capacious
 Definition
large, roomy; extensive
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Capitulate
 Definition
to submit completely, surrender
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Catalyst
 Definition
something causing change without being changed
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Catharsis
 Definition
purification, cleansing
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Charlatan
 Definition
quack, fake
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Collusion
 Definition
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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Conjecture
 Definition
speculation, prediction
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Consign
 Definition
to commit, entrust
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Consolidate
 Definition
to combine, incorporate
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Construe
 Definition
to explain or interpret
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Convene
 Definition
to meet, come together, assemble
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Debilitate
 Definition
to weaken, enfeeble
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Delegate (verb)
 Definition
to give powers to another
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Differentiate
 Definition
to distinguish between two items
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Diminutive
 Definition
small
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Disarray
 Definition
clutter, disorder
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Discrepancy
 Definition
difference between
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Dispense
 Definition
to distribute, administer
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Divisive
 Definition
creating disunity or conflict
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Duration
 Definition
period of time that something lasts
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Enunciate
 Definition
to pronounce clearly
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Expunge
 Definition
to erase, eliminate completely
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Fallacious
 Definition
wrong, unsound, illogical
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Flagrant
 Definition
outrageous, shameless
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Fluctuate
 Definition
to alternate, waver
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Frivolous
 Definition
petty, trivial; flippant, silly
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Grandiose
 Definition
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
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Gratuitous
 Definition
free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
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Heinous
 Definition
shocking, wicked, terrible
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Impediment
 Definition
barrier, obstacle; speech disorder
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Implicate
 Definition
to involve in a crime, incriminate
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Incessant
 Definition
continuous, never ceasing
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Keynote
 Definition
tone founded on a musical key; main idea of a speech, program, etc.
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Laceration
 Definition
cut or wound
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Lethargy
 Definition
indifferent inactivity
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Malevolent
 Definition
ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
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Manifold
 Definition
diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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Nebulous
 Definition
vague or cloudy
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Paradox
 Definition
contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle
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Plethora
 Definition
excess, overabundance
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Presumptuous
 Definition
rude, improperly bold
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Quandary
 Definition
dilemma, difficulty
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Reprehensible
 Definition
blameworthy, disreputable
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Sanguine
 Definition
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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Scathing
 Definition
harshly critical; painfully hot
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Scrupulous
 Definition
restrained; careful and precise
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Succinct
 Definition
terse, brief, concise
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Tangible
 Definition
able to be sensed; perceptible, measurable
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Undermine
 Definition
to sabotage, thwart
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Vehemently
 Definition
strongly, urgently
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Verbose
 Definition
wordy
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Winsome
 Definition
charming, happily engaging
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