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1st Study Words-Mr.Netland
1100 Words Vocab
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English
10th Grade
02/15/2007

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Voracious
Definition
Definition:Desiring or consuming great quantities.

Sentence:He ate VORACIOUSLY after being starved in a cave.
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Indiscriminate
Definition
Definition:Choosing at random without careful selection.

Sentence:Choose your lotto ticket INDISCRIMINATE.
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Eminent
Definition
Definition:Of high reputation, or outstanding.

Sentence:Kayne Hoff is an EMINENT student and person. haha
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Steeped
Definition
Definition:Soaked/ drenched/ saturated.

Sentence:Do not STEEP yourself in sorrow and bad feeling.
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Replete
Definition
Definition:completely filled or supplied with.

Sentence:The U.S. goverment is REPLETE with armed troops.
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Abound
Definition
Definition:To exist in great numbers.

Sentence:The bald eagle, once endangered, is no ABOUND in numbers.
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Technology
Definition
Definition:Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, ect.

Sentence: The TECHNOLOGY today is more advanced then back then.
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Prognosticate
Definition
Definition:To predict or foretell a future event.

Sentence:I PROGNOSTICATE that i will get stright "A"'s on my next report card.
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Automaton
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Definition:A robot/ a mechanical 'person'.

Sentence:Her personality was very AUTOMATION like.
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Matron
Definition
Definition:An orlder married woman.

Sentence:You mom is a MATRON.
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Paradox
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Definition:A statment which at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true.

Sentence:The PARADOX is that he really is a smart person.
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realm
Definition
Definition:Special feild of something or someone/ kingdom.

Sentence:It is my lords' REALM.
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Annals
Definition
Definition:Historical records.

Sentence:I searched the ANNALS for my family background.
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Compound
Definition
Definition:To increaase or to add to.

Sentence:We will COMPOUND our strength to become more strong.
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Tinge
Definition
Definition:A trace/ smattering/ or slight degree.

Sentence:Move closer to me just a TINGE.
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Badger
Definition
Definition:To pester/ nag/ annoy persistently.

Sentence:Dont BADGER me woman!
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Implore
Definition
Definition:To plead urgently.

Sentence:I IMPLORE you to not push the big red button.
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Preceive
Definition
Definition:To understand/ know/ become or be aware of.

Sentence:You expect me to PRECEIVE that you did your homework?
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Drudgery
Definition
Definition:Unpleasant,dull, or hard work.

Sentence:Doing chores is very DRUDGERY.
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Interminable
Definition
Definition:Unending/ going on forever.

Sentence:When she gets started talking, she is INTERMINABLE.
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Laconic
Definition
Definition:Terse/ expressing much in few words.

Sentence:She was LACONIC, short and to the point.
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Throng
Definition
Definition:Crowd.

Sentence:The bowling ally was very THRONG.
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Intrepid
Definition
Definition:Brave/ bold/ daring/ undaunted.

Sentence:I was being very INTREPID when asking her on a date.
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Accost
Definition
Definition:To approach and speak to.

Sentence:"Why dont you just ACCOST her?"
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Reticent
Definition
Definition:Silent/ quiet/ disinclined to speak.

Sentence:He was very RETICENT when around her.
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Furtive
Definition
Definition:Secret/ stealthy.

Sentence: He was very FURTIVE to not talk about his greads.
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Felon
Definition
Definition:A person guilty of a major crime.

Sentence:Michael Jackson is considered a Felon in most peoples eye's.
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Plethora
Definition
Definition:Excess/ abundance.

Sentence:He had a PLETHORA of homework to make up.
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Hapless
Definition
Definition:Unfortunate.

Sentence:It was very HAPLESS that the teacher called on him first.
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Irate
Definition
Definition:Angry/ incensed/ furious.

Sentence:I deeply IRATE you for what you did.
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Pretext
Definition
Definition:Excuse.

Sentence:Please PRETEXT my friend, he is pretty slow.
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Fabricate
Definition
Definition:To lie/ construct/ make up.

Sentence:I may have FABRICATED that i haven't been on the computer.
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Adroit
Definition
Definition:Skillful.

Sentence:I am very ADROIT when it comes to what I do best.
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Gesticulate
Definition
Definition:Move the arms energetically.

Sentence:She GESTICULATED because she was on fire.
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Vigilant
Definition
Definition:Watchful/ on gaurd.

Sentence: My mom was always VIGILANT as to weather i was on the computer.
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