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Word Pack Final
Lessons 1-12
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English
11th Grade
11/18/2010

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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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contrivance
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the act of conmiring (planned or calculated); problem sloving device
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cunning
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deceptivenss
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disrupted
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to thorw into confusion or disorder
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flank
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to boarder, to go around
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lurid
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causing shock or horror
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cowed
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to frighten w/ threats, violence, etc.
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debased
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to reduce in quality or value;
to lower in rank or dignity
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degenerate
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to fall below a normal desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities
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enfeeble
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weaken
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horde
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a large group, multitude, number, etc.
a mass or crowd
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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inculcate
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to implant by repeated statement
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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elusive
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eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define
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evokes
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to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)
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starkly
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bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized
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adherent
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(n.) supporter; follower
(adj.) sticking; clinging
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adversity
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a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress
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cogitation
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concered thought or reflection
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conceive
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to cause to begin
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exhort
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to urge,advise, or caution earnestly
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sensible
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having, using, or showing good judgement
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tread
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to set down the foot or feet in walking; step
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adversary
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an opponent; an enemy
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apparition
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a ghostly figure; a specter; a sudden or unusual sight
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dislodge
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to remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
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lurk
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to lie in wait,as in ambush
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nondescript
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lacking distinctive qualities, having no individual character or form
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rapidity
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radid, quiet
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resolute
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firm or determined
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spout
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to gush forth in rapid stream
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ambuscade
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(n.) an ambush
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asribe
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(v.) to credit or assign, as to a cause or source
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blemish
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(v.) to destroy or diminsh the perfection of
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design
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(v.) to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed)
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eccentric
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deviating from the recognized or customary character
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knave
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(n.) an untrustworthy or dishonest person
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teem
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(v.) to abound or swarm
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wayward
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(adj.) turned or turning away from what is right or proper
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wit
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(n.) the keen perception & cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and please
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clamber
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(v.) to climb w/difficulty, esp. on all fours; scramble
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considerable
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(adj.) large in amount, extent, or degree
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hamlet
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(n.) a small village
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incline
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(v.) slant; tending to
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perfunctorily
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(adj.) done routinely & w/little interest or care
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sheer
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(adj.) to swirve, turn aside, steer off course
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conspicuous
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(adj.) easily seen or noticed; attracting special attention
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converse
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(n.) familiar discource or talk; conversation
(v.) to talk informally w/another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc. by talking
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crane
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(v.) to stretch (the neck) to see better
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crane
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(v.) to stretch (the neck) to see better
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deference
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(n.) respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc., of another
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dogged
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(adj.) persistent in effort
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gait
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(adj.) a manner of walking, stepping, or running
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grizzled
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(adj.) having gray or partly gray hair
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shuffle
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(v.) to walk w/o lifting the feet or w/ clumsy steps & a shambling gait
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thrust
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(v.) to push forcibly; shove; put or drive w/ force
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conjurer
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(n.) a person who conjures spirits or practices magic
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emaciate
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(v.) to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
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fidelity
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(n.) strict observance or promises, duties, etc.; loyalty
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grapple
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(v.) to wrestle
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insensibility
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(adj.) not penetrable; inaccessible to ideas; influences, etc.
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quiver
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(v.) to shake w/ a slight but rapid motion; tremble
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sagacity
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(n.) acuteness of mental discernment & soundness of judgement
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subsistence
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(n.) the state or fact of exsiting; means of supporting life; a living or livelihood
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abstemious
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(adj.) sparing or moderate in eating & drinking; temperate in diet
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amiable
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(adj.) having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities
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despotic
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(adj.) of, pertaining to or of the nature of a despot or despotism
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frugal
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(adj.) economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
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imply
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(v.) to indicate or suggest w/o being explicity stated
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ruffian
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(n.) a tough, lawless person; roughneck, bully
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ruffled
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(n.) to disturb, vex, or irritate
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weild
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(v.) to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively
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close
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(adj.) lacking fresh air; stuffy
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despondency
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(n.) depressionof spirits from loss of courage or hope
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dire
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(adj.) indicationg trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like
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dissonance
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(n.) inharmonious or harsh sound
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garb
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(n.) a fashion or mode of dess, especially of a distictive, uniform kind
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penitential
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(adj.) relating to penance
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spent
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(v.) tired; worn-out;exhausted; used up
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steep
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(adj) drentch, soaked in liquid
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taboo
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(adj) proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
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