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1st Week Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/21/2010

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Abjure
Definition
Verb : To recant, renounce, or repudiate
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Abrogate
Definition
Verb : To abolish, do away with, or annul
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Abstruse
Definition
Adjective: Difficult to understand, recondite
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Alacrity
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Noun: Cheerful willingness; Celerity
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Ambivalence
Definition
Noun: Coexistence of opposing feelings
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Ambulatory
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Adjective: Relating to Walking
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Animadversion
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Noun: Strong criticism or critical remarks
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Antediluvian
Definition
Adjective: Extremely old; antiquated
Noun:"Before the flood"
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Apocryphal
Definition
Adjective: Of questionable authorship, erroneous
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Arable
Definition
Adjective: Fit for cultivation
Noun: Land fit to be cultivated
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Atrophy
Definition
Noun: A wasting away;
Verb: To cause to wither, to waste away
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Bellicose
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Adjective: Warlike, hostile
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Burgeon
Definition
Verb: To grow rapidly
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Cacophony
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Noun: Jarring, discordant sound
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Callow
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Adjective: Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature
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Capricious
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Adjective: Subject to whim, impulsive, unpredictable
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Censorious
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Adjective: Highly critical
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Chary
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Adjective: Cautious, wary, sparing
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Clemency
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Noun: Merciful, kind, or lenient act
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Coalesce
Definition
Verb: To grow together, fuse, unite
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