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AP English III
Unit 10-11
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English
11th Grade
12/18/2011
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Askance
 Definition
With suspicion or distrust
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Attenuate
 Definition
To make thin or slender, thin out
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Benign
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Gentle, kind, forgiving, harmless
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Cavil
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to find fault in a petty way, complain
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Charleton
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Pretender/imposter, usually claims to see the future or do magic
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Decimate
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Destroy
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Foible
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Weak point/flaw
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Forgo
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To give up, do without
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Fraught
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Loaded with, full of
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Inure
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Toughen or harden
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Luminous
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Shining, radiant, reflecting light
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Obsequious
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Excessively submissive, fawning, brown-nosing
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Obtuse
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Dull-witted, stupid, slow
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Penitent
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Regretful for mistakes
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Peremptory
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Unconditional, dictatorial, no room for debate
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Rebuff
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To repel, drive away
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Reconnoiter
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To scout, inspect, engage in inspection
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Shambles
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Disorder, confusion
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Sporadic
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Intermittent, occurring randomly
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Oscillate
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To swing back and forth
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Abrogate
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To repel or cancel
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Ambient
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Completely surrounding
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Asperity
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Roughness, severity, harshness
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Burnish
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To polish, shine up
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Cabal
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Small group working in secret
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Delectable
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Tasteful, delightful
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Deprecate
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To express disapproval
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Detritus
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Debris, wreckage (small fragments)
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Ebullient
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Overflowing with enthusiasm
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Eclectic
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Drawn from different sources, variety
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Flaccid
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Soft, flabby
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Impecunious
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Having little or no money
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Inexorable
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Inescapable, relentless
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Moribund
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Dying, on the way out
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Necromancer
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One who communicates with the dead, magic
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Onerous
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Burdensome, oppressive
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Rife
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Widespread, full of
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Rudiments
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Fundamentals, basics
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Sequester
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To set apart, isolate
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Winnow
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To get rid of- sift, strain, +filter+
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