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WL 4-6 Review Test
Words and Roots 4-6
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English
9th Grade
11/20/2008

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Abstain
Definition
to refrain from something; to voluntarily do without
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Bivouac
Definition
a temporary military camp
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Curtail
Definition
to cut short, reduce
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Enormity
Definition
Great wickedness, outrageous
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Fissure
Definition
split or crack
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Generic
Definition
inclusive of a whole kind or class
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Histrionic
Definition
theatrical behavior; having to do with actors or acting
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Improvident
Definition
wasteful;lacking forsight and thrift
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Inherent
Definition
being a natural part of someone or something
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Introvert
Definition
a person whose thoughts are directed inward
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Neo
Definition
a combining form meaning "a new form of"
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Philtre
Definition
a love potion
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Proxy
Definition
the authority to act for someone else
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Recourse
Definition
a turning for help or protection
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Scapegoat
Definition
one who bears the blame for others
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Supplant
Definition
to take the place of by force or scheming
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Tome
Definition
a book; especially a large book
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Whimsical
Definition
full of odd notions or fantasies
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Apiary
Definition
a place where bees are kept
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Cant
Definition
insincere speech, salng, and tilted
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Dilettante
Definition
one who dabbles in the arts
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Environs
Definition
the districts around a city
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Frowzy
Definition
dirty and untidy, slovenly
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Granary
Definition
a building for storing grain
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Impediment
Definition
anything that obstructs or hinders
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Incoherent
Definition
not clearly connected, disjointed, rambling
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Intermediary
Definition
acting as a go-between
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Ire
Definition
anger
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Obligatory
Definition
required, legally or morally binding
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Pragmatic
Definition
 practical OR testing the validity of by results
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Psyche
Definition
the mind in its entirety; the soul
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Revelry
Definition
noisy merrymaking
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Sibling
Definition
a brother or sister
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Tedium
Definition
the condition of being tiresome and wearisome
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Twit
Definition
to make fun of; to tease
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Ascetic
Definition
rigorously self-denying
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Criterion
Definition
a standard by which judgments may be made
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Disconcert
Definition
to momentarily confuse or upset
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Faction
Definition
group working against other groups, quarreling, a group that dissents within another group
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Garner
Definition
to gather in and store
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Homage
Definition
anything done to show honor or respect
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Imprecations
Definition
curses
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Indict
Definition
to charge with a crime
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Lancet
Definition
a pointed, two-edged surgeon's knife
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Intrigue
Definition
to plot secretly or underhandedly;interests, secret love affair
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Pasteurize
Definition
to destroy bacteria in milk by heating
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Primordial
Definition
to do with earliest times; primitive
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Punctilious
Definition
attentive to every detail
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Sabotage
Definition
deliberate destruction of property
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Substantial
Definition
solid, strong, large, wealthy
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Testimonial
Definition
something done to show respect or thanks
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Valedictory
Definition
a farewell speech
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