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Words on Wednesday SEMESTER 1 Final Exam
All of the Words on Wednesday words we learned the first semester Randazzo Honors English class Pleasanton, CA Amador Valley High School
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English
9th Grade
01/02/2012

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Cantankerous
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Grumpy, ill-natured
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Deride
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To laugh at with hatred
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Debacle
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An epic disaster
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Temerity
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A foolish disregard for danger
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Ennu
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A feeling of disatisfaction, boredom
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Curmudgeon
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An ill-tempered old man
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Sojourn
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A temporary stay for a high purpose
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Gregarious
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Social
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Augment
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To enlarge
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Insidious
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Harmful but enticing, hidden
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Kismet
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Fate
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Exonerate
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To relieve of responsibility
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Altruism
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Kindness shown to others without regard for yourself
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Myopic
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Short-sighted, showing a deficiency in foresight
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Galvanize
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To react as if shocked by electricity
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Gauche
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Socially awkward in a cross/crude way
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Sycophant
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A person that flatters others for their own gain
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Pernicious
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Causing harm or destruction
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Ubiquitous
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Frequently encountered
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Non-sequitur 
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An off-topic statement that has nothing to do with the conversation
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Diatribe
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Abusive, rambling speech
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Jingoistic 
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Hatefulness against other countries
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Implacable
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Not tolerating any change
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Affinity
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A natural connection between two things, talent
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Coquette 
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A woman that seeks men's attention, gold-digger
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Harangue
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A nagging to get people to do what you want
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Bovine
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Cow like, slow, simple minded or dull
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Facetious
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A mixture of malicious and witty
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Contrite
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Sorrowful over your own actions, regret
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Euridite 
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Having lots of knowledge gained from books
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Anomaly
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Irregularity
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Harbinger
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Something that marks the approach of something else, omen
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Impetuous
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Acting quick without thought, impulsive
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Extemporaneous 
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Spoken or done without preparation
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Fetid
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Smelling very unpleasant
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Perfunctory
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Carried out with minimum effort, marginal
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Fracas
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A noisy disturbance
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Foible
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A small flaw
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Vacuous
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Showing a lack of thought or intelligence, bovine
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Reticent
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Not revealing one's true thoughts or feelings easily
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Farcical
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In a ridiculous manner
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Egalitarian
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Humanistic, relating to the idea that all people deserve equal rights
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Palpable
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Able to be touched or felt
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Charlatan
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A person falsely claiming to have special skills/talents
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Zenith
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The highest point
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Futile
Definition
Serving no useful purpose
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Ruminate
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To repeat in the mind
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Acrimony
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Harsh or biting sharpness (of a relationship)
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Solace
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A source of relief
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Insipid
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Lacking taste, bland
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Pedestrian
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Commonplace, unimaginative
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Visceral
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Deeply felt from the gut
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Inept
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Incapeable of doing something
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Mitigate
Definition
To lessen the impact or effect
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Anodyne
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Something that eases pain
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Vacillate
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To go back and forth between two places
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Incendiary
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Capable of catching fire
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Depravity
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Deep, dark evil acts
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Bulwark
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A defensive wall
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Cajole
Definition
To persuade by flattering or gently teasing
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