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Word Wealth Unit 4
Words you will never use
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English
11th Grade
10/17/2012

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abate
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to lessen/decrease
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ebb
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to decrease/fall off (poetic)
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diminish
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to decrease/fall off (factual)
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subside
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die down
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wane
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to fade (used normally for qualities/non material factors)(poetic)
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cite
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to mention/refer to/quote for proof or example; to summon a person in court because of a traffic offence
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incite
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to arouse/stir up
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recite
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to read aloud a passage from memory before an audience
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excite
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to cause a strong feeling of enthusiasm or eagerness
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entice
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to allure/attract/beguile
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lure
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attracting to do something harmful
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inveigle
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attracting to trick or cleverly persuade
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cajole
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luring by flattery
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beguile
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to attract by charm or deception
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seduce
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an evil attraction
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-duce- root
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to lead
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frustrate
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to thwart/foil/defeat
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foil
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Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
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balk
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unwilling to accept
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circumvent
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to find a way around an obstacle
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manifest
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show plainly/reveal/display/evince
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pervade
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to spread through/permeate
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purge
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cleanse (clear of impurity or guilt); purging implies suffering
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purgatory
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a place where souls are refined temporarily
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expurgated
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to remove matter that is undesirable or offensive
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reproach
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to blame/upbraid
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chide
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scold mildly
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upbraid
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to scold strongly for a specific fault
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reprimand
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An official rebuke
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impugn
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to call in question someone's motives or qualities
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reprehend
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to find fault with/take to task
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rebuke
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Express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.
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reprove
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Reprimand or censure someone.
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condemn
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Express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
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censure
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Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.
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resent
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to take offence at
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indignation
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Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
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animosity
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Strong hostility.
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satiate
Definition
to satisfy to excess
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sate
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to satisfy to the full
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glut
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to flood (metaphorically)
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glutton
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A person who is excessively fond of or always eager for something: "a glutton for adventure".
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surfeit
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an excess of something ordinarily pleasing
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cloying
Definition
Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
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abyss
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a deep/bottomless chasm; profound/immeasurable
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fissure
Definition
a narrow opening in the earth
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cleft
Definition
a narrow opening in the earth
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anectode
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a brief story/incident; anecdotage: old age and garrulous
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dotage
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The period of life in which a person is old and weak
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aperture
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a small opening
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derelict
Definition
an abandoned ship; an outcast
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relict
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A thing that has survived from an earlier period or in a primitive form.
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epithet
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a descriptive title (adjective: "Catherine the Great")
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Appellation
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another word for a name (not necessarily descriptive)
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fiend
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a demon/monster; (lighter uses: chemistry fiend is fond of chemistry)
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harbinger
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a forerunner/herald
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precursor
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a forerunner/herald (less poetic flavor)
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lament
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an expression of sorrow or grief; (lamentable: unfortunate/regrettable)
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rue
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to regret a mistake/failure
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plaintive
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Sounding sad and mournful
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omen
Definition
a portent/prophetic sign
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fateful
Definition
Having far-reaching consequences
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foreboding
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a feeling beforehand that something disastrous is going to happen
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presentiment
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a feeling beforehand that something disastrous is going to happen
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foreshadowing
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an indication of something something to come in advance
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pestilence
Definition
a widespread disease (can be the disease or epidemic)
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