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10th Grade English Vocabulary
WH lists 2-4
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10th Grade
01/10/2006

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indigenae
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n - someone who is native (indigenous)
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interloper
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n - one who interferes in the affairs of others
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pharisee
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n - a hypocritically self righteous person
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peevish
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adj - discontented or ill-tempered
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vociferated
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v - to cry out loudly, especially in protest
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expostulating
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v - to reason w/ someone in an attempt to dissuade or correct
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dour
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adj - characterized by being harsh or ill-humored
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equanimity
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n - being even tempered; composed
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execrated
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v - to abhor; to denounce
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dissipation
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n - the act of intemporate pursuit of pleasure (sex, drugs, and rock and roll)
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hector
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v - to intimidate
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petulantly
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adv - contemptous in speech or behavior
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assiduously
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adv - constantly diligent
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vagaries
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n - a sudden, unexpected act
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flaying
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n - a skinning, whipping, or beating (can be figurative, in which case it would be a scolding or something like that)
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perdition
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n - the loss of a soul (damnation); utter destruction
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winsome
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adj - charming, often in a child-like way
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senteniously
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adv - concisely phrased and truthful
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convalescent
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n - the period after illness where health and strength return
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munificent
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adj - generous
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sallow
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adj - a sickly yellow complexion
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droll
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adj - amusingly odd; whimsically comical
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covet
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v - to wish for longingly
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transient
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adj - passing with time
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propitiate
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v - to appease
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approbation
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n - an experessoin of approval
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compunction
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n - an uneasiness caused by guilt
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paroxysm
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n - a sudden outburst
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obviate
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v - to anticipate something and dispose of it; to take care of an issue before it becomes an issue
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proxy
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n - a person who acts for another
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perspicacity
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n - acuteness in perception, discernment, or understanding
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orisons
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n - a prayer
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recapitulation
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n - a summary or concise review
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pertinacious
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adj - stubbornly and persistantly clinging to something
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incipient
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adj - beggining to exist or appear; fledgling
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sanctimonious
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adj - feigning piety or righteousness
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ague
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n - a state of alternating between chills and fevers
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cipher
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n - someone who has no influence
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salubrious
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adj - communicating health or well being
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immolation
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n - the act of killing or destroying by fire
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diurnal
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adj - daytime
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interdict
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n - a law
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supplicating
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v - to ask humbly; to beseech
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attenuated
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adj - reduced or weakened, usually in reference to strength or value
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vivisection
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n - the act of cutting something living
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