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10th Grade Vocabulary
Spring Semester Words 1-15
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10th Grade
02/11/2012

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Aesthetic
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(adj) having to d with the appreciation of beauty
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Ambivalent
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(adj) simultaneously feeling opposing emotions, uncertain
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Apathetic
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(adj) feeling or showing little emotion
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Benevolent
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(adj) well-meaning; generous
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Candor
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(n) sincerity, openness
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Cogent
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(adj) convincing, reasonable
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Dubious
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(adj) doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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Egregious
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(adj) conspicuously bad or offensive
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Exculpate
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(v) to free from guilt or blame
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Gratuitous
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(adj) given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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Hackneyed
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(adj) warn out through overuse; trite
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Imperious
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(adj) arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Inherent
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(adj) inborn; built-in
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Inveterate
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(adj) long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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Conviction
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(n) a fixed or strong belief
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