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1st semester Senior Vocabulary
2010
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English
12th Grade
12/13/2010

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analyze
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to break down
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infer
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educated guess
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evaluate
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to judge
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connotation
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beyond meaning
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denotation
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dict. meaning
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hegemony
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influence on other countries
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explicit
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clear details
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implicit
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unclear
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extant
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oldest one of its kind
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anathema
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outcast
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inane
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stupid
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banal
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boring
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pariah
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banished
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enervate
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to weaken
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antebellum
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pre civil war
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pontificate
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talking on and on
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discombobulate
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confused
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angst
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depression
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anachronism
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wrong time period
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countenance
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facial expression
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veracity
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truthfulness
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deft
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skilled
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ubiquitous
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well known
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laconic
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less words possible
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pyrrhic victory
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costly victory
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hubris
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cocky
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obsequious
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lowering yourself
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esoteric
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not well known
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pedantic
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explaining with many details
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germane
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relavent
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feckless
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irrresponsible
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churlish
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childish
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quixotic
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different world
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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iconoclast
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change traditions
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spartan
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plain
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elan
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elagant
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lascivious
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lustful
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sanctimonious
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better than everyone else
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erudite
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better tan someone
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vacillate
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cant make up your mind
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chide
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scold
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recapitulate
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climax
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archetype
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pattern in movies
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candor
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telling the truth
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belie
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misrepresent
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ennui
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boredom
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abet
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to help a criminal
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paragon
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perfect example
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coup de grace
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final blow
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nomenclature
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naming system
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suffragist
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fighting for voting rights
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demagogue
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leads by playing on fears
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specious
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lie that looks like the truth
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ignominious
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shameful
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excoriating
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severe criticism
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doppelganger
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look alike
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abjure
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refusing to take responsibility for someone
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impunity
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without punishment
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ameliorate
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make something better
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prate
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talking on and on
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dichotomy
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opposites
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precocious
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extremely advanced for your age
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askance
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look of distrust
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precipitous
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steep
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unctuous
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falsely sencire
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notoriety
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known from something dumb
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kowtow
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demeaning yourself for profit
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boor
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no manners
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chimerical
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made up
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