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11th grade Final Exam Vocab.
elicit,expostulate.....
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06/21/2005

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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source (EXTRACT)
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expostulate
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to protest, change ones thinking.
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intercede
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to be the middle-man,intervene,mediate
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provincial
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narrow-minded,naive
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adventitious
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incidental
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circuitous
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indirect,roundabout
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proclivity
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic
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ameliorate
Definition
improve,make better,correct a flaw
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epitome
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a summary,model
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interlope
Definition
trespasser,meddler,intruder
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surmise
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to think or believe without having supporting evidence
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amorphous
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shapeless,without definite form
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood,incomprehensible
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed; irreversible
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repudiate
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to disown,reject
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caveat
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warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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precept
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principle, rule of conduct
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scathing
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bitterly severe,harsh,ferocious,savage
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting,tiresome
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brusque
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blunt,abrupt
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insurgent
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rebellious
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surreptitious
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secret,intended to escape observation
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vicarious
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substitute,imagined,experienced by one person in place of another
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austere
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severe or stern in manner, without luxury
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crass
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unfeeling,crude
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desecrate
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violate,to contaminate,pollute
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prate
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talking foolishly, chatter, prattle,blab
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