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English
11th Grade
09/15/2011

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Term
abrogate
Definition
to abolish
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adamant
Definition
inflexible
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barbarism
Definition
incorrect usage of words
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colloquial
Definition
informal
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compatriot
Definition
a fellow countryman
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defuse
Definition
to remove or lessen danger or hostility
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effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness
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egregious
Definition
very bad
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gambol
Definition
to playfully skip or leap
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hemophilia
Definition
no clotting
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immunity
Definition
resistance (disease)
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impale
Definition
to pierce
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knotty
Definition
so complicated that it can't be solved
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libertarian
Definition
one who favors liberty and free will
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mired
Definition
stuck or entangled
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noxious
Definition
harmful
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palatable
Definition
agreeable to taste
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palliate
Definition
to ease pain, or guilt
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pallor
Definition
extreme paleness
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pernicious
Definition
very destructive
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skulk
Definition
to move in a sneaky matter
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tarry
Definition
to delay in coming or going
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tawdry
Definition
cheap and gaudy in appearance
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temerity
Definition
boldness that is foolhardy
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utopian
Definition
having ideal characteristics
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