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11 and 12 vocab
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11th Grade
11/19/2013
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beseech
 Definition
to beg, plead, or implore
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cajole
 Definition
to urge with gentle methods
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elicit
 Definition
to bring out
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enjoin
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to prohibit or forbid
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exigency
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urgency, or a crisis situation
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imperious
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Domineering; arrogant
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injunction
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command, or order
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mendicant
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a beggar
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query
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a question
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servile
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slavish or submissive
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abound
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to be plentiful
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amplitude
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greatness of size or range
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augment
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to add to; increase
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behemoth
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a large; powerful thing
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brevity
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shortness or duration
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diminish
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to lessen
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infinitesimal
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too small to measure
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modicum
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a small amount
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prodigious
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extensive or extraordinary
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quotidian
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everyday; common
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