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WLQ2
WLQ2
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English
11th Grade
08/30/2012

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alacrity
Definition
Cheerful promptness
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alias
Definition
an assumed name
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alienate
Definition
make hostile; separate
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alleviate
Definition
relieve; lessen
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alloy
Definition
mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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allude
Definition
refer indirectly
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allure
Definition
entice; attract
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allusion
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indirect reference
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aloft
Definition
upward
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aloof
Definition
apart; reserved; standoffish
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altercation
Definition
noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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amalgam
Definition
mixture of different elements; alloy
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ambiguous
Definition
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
Definition
having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambulatory
Definition
able to walk; not bed-ridden
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ameliorate
Definition
improve; make more satisfactory
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amenable
Definition
readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive
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amiable
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agreeable; loveable; warmly friendly
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amorous
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moved by sexual love, loving
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger
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anachronism
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something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced int time
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analogy
Definition
similarity; parallelism
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anarchist
Definition
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; axillary
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animated
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lively; spirited
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animosity
Definition
active enmity
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anomaly
Definition
irregularity; something out of place
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antagonism
Definition
hostility; active residence
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antecedents
Definition
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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anticlimax
Definition
letdown in thought or emotion
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antipathy
Definition
aversion; dislike
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antiquated
Definition
obsolete; outdated
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antiseptic
Definition
substance that prevents infection
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antithesis
Definition
contrast; direct opposite of or to
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apathy
Definition
lack of caring; indifference
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aplomb
Definition
poise; assurance
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apocryphal
Definition
untrue; made up
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apostate
Definition
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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append
Definition
attach
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apprehension
Definition
fear; discernment; capture
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apprenticeship
Definition
time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker
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appropriate
Definition
fitting or suitable; pertinent
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appropriate
Definition
acquire; take possession ion of for one's own use.
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arable
Definition
fit for growing crops
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arbiter
Definition
a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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arbitrary
Definition
unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one's unrestricted judgement
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