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11th Grade
12/09/2010

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Term
Flout
Definition
openly disregarded. (syn: mock, disobey. ant: listen)
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caveat
Definition
A warning or caution. (syn: alert, aware. ant: ignore)
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blazon
Definition
to set forth conspicuously or publicly, display, or proclaim. (syn: announce. ant: negotiate)
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filch
Definition
to attack or marshal (syn: take, swipe. ant: leave)
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fractious
Definition
unruly. refractory. (syn: stubborn, difficult. ant: easy going, behaved)
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equitable
Definition
characterized by equity or fairness (syn: impartial, proper, unbiased. ant: unfair, unjust)
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addendum
Definition
A thing to be added, addition. (sny: attachment, appendix. ant: subtraction, take away)
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amnesty
Definition
pardon, often by government. (syn: absolution.)
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axiomatic
Definition
understood; aphoristic (syn: absolute, expected. ant: misunderstood, questionable)
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extricate
Definition
get out of a situation; relieve of responsibility (syn:bail out, clear. ant: entangle)
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prognosticate
Definition
predict, foretell (syn: adumbrate, betoken ant: darken)
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scathing
Definition
critical in remarks (syn: belittling, biting, brutal. ant: generous, kind, nice)
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unwieldy
Definition
a thing to be added, an addition (syn: burdensome, clumsy. ant: convenient, handy)
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vapid
Definition
flat, dull (syn: bland, boring, dead. ant: lively, pungent)
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soporific
Definition
sleepy; sleep-inducing (syn: anesthetic, balmy, calming. ant: awake, conscious.)
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sepulchral
Definition
gloomy (syn: cheerless, dark, deathly. ant: happy, cheerful)
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salutary
Definition
healthy (syn: aiding, beneficial, good. ant: unhealthy)
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straitlaced
Definition
excessively strict in conduct or morality (syn: prim and proper, ant: broad-minded)
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scourge
Definition
plague, torment (syn: affliction, correction. ant: advantage, benefit)
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precept
Definition
law, rule of behavior, action (syn: axiom, behest, bidding. ant: unlawful)
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transient
Definition
temporary, brief (syn: changeable, emigrating. ant: enduring, lasting)
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brusque
Definition
temporary, brief (syn: abrupt, bluff, blunt. ant: courteous, kind)
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demagogue
Definition
agitating person (syn: agitator, fanatic. ant: to-self)
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cajole
Definition
temporary, brief (syn: argue into, banter. ant: bully, force)
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ennui
Definition
boredom (syn: blues, depression. ant: energy, enthusiasm, excitement)
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anomalous
Definition
deviating from normal, usual (syn: aberrant, abnormal. ant: conforming, normal)
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contrive
Definition
invent, design (syn: come up with, construct. ant: disorganize)
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disabuse
Definition
free from belief (syn: correct, enlighten. ant: incorrect)
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arbiter
Definition
person who settles dispute (syn: adjudicator, arbitrator. ant: ignorance)
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bizarre
Definition
strange, wild (syn: comical, curious, eccentric. ant: normal, reasonable, usual)
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castigate
Definition
criticize severely (syn: baste, bawl out, beat, berate. ant: compliment, laud, praise)
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aspersion
Definition
verbal exhibition of bad temper. (syn: abuse, animadversion, backbiting. ant: calmness, happiness, kindness)
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vouchsafe
Definition
permit. (syn: award, bestow, concede. ant: refuse, withhold)
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megalomania
Definition
self-centered. (syn: arrogance, assurance, boastfulness. ant: altruism, humility, selflessness)
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surreptitious
Definition
sneaky, secret. (syn: clandestine, covert, fraudulent. ant: aboveboard, authorized)
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transmute
Definition
convert. (syn: alter, apply, appropriate. ant: reverse)
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immutable
Definition
unchangeable (syn: abiding, ageless, changeless. ant: alterable, changeable, flexible)
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transgress
Definition
sin. (syn: contravene, disobey, do wrong. ant: behave, obey)
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heinous
Definition
horrifying, monstrous (syn: abhorrent, abominable, accursed. ant: glorious, good, lovely)
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insurgent
Definition
rebellious (syn: anarchical, contumacious, disobedient. ant: obedient, subordinate)
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fetter
Definition
to tie up, hold (syn: bind, chain, check, clog, confine. ant: free, let go, loose)
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sinecure
Definition
easy target (syn: easy pickings, easy victim. syn: difficult, complicated)
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vicarious
Definition
done or felt for, or on behalf of, another (syn: commissioned, delegated, deputed)
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