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english 3rd exam vocab 1
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11th Grade
03/13/2008
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ameliorate
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(adj.) to make or become better
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amelioration
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(v.) improvement
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conserve
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(v.) to keep from being damaged
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conservation
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(n.) official care/ protection of natural resources
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conservationist
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(n.) person who conserves
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detriment
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(n.) damage injury
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detrimental
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(adj.) anything that causes damage or injury
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exotic
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(adj.) foreign
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folly
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(n.) lack of sense
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formerly
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(adj.) in the past
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former
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(adj.) previous
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harmony
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(adj.) pleasing agreement
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harmonious
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(adj.) arranged in a pleasing way
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ignore
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(v.) to disregard
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ignoramus
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(n.) ignorant person
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impediment
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(n.) anything that impedes
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impede
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(v.) obstruct
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indolent
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(adj.) not liking work
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indolence
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(n) unwilling to work
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intact
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(adj.) kept or left whole
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invalid (adj.)
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having no force or value
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invalidate
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(v.) to take away the force or value
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invalid (n.)
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sick or disabled person
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noncarcinogenic
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(adj.) non cancerous
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parsimonious
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(adj.) stingy
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parsimony
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(n.) stinginess
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raze
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(v.) destroy
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reticent
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(adj.) not saying much
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reticence
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(n.) an instance of being reticent
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retire
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(v.) to give up ones work
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retort (v.)
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to answer back in a clever way
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retort (n.)
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container with a long tube
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subvert
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(v.) to amek weak or corrupt
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subversion
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(n.) to overhtrow or ruin
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tractable
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(adj.) easy to control
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tractablility
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(v.) ability to be trained
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