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Barron's 1100 Words 01-05
Weeks 01-05
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12th Grade
05/12/2017
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voracious
 Definition
desiring or consuming great quantities
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indiscriminate
 Definition
choosing at random without careful selection
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eminent
 Definition
of high reputation, outstanding
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steeped
 Definition
soaked, drenched saturated
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replete
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completely filled or supplied with
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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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technology
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branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
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prognosticate
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to predict or foretell a future event
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automaton
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a robot; a mechanical "person"
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matron
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an older married woman
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paradox
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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may turn out to be true
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realm
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special field of something or someone; kingdom
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annals
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historical records
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compound
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to increase or add to
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tinge
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a trace, smattering, or slight degree
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badger
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to pester, nag, annoy persistently
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implore
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to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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drudgery
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unpleasant, dull, or hard work
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interminable
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unending
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perceive
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to understand, know, become aware of
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laconic
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expressing much in few words
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throng
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crowd
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intrepid
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brave
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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reticent
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silent
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furtive
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secrect, stealthy
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felon
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a person guilty of a major crime
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plethora
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excess
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hapless
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unfortunate
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irate
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angry, incensed
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pretext
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an excuse
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fabricate
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to lie; to construct
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adorit
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skillful
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gesticulate
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move the arms energetically
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vigilant
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watchful
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avid
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eager
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cajole
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coax
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rudimentary
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elementary
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enhance
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intensify, heighten
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nuance
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slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.
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loathe
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to hate
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reprimand (v.)
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to show sharp disapproval
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lackluster
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dull
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caustic
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sarcastic, biting
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wrest
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take by force
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infamous
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having a bad reputation
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jostle
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to shove hard
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dupe (n.)
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a person easily tricked
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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inadvertent
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heedless, not attentive
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ominous
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threatening
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tremulous
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quivering
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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cessation
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a stopping
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bristle (v.)
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stiffen with fear or anger
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euphemism
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a less offensive term
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mundane
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worldly
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incongruous
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inappropriate
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condolence
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pity
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stipulate
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to specify a condition
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alacrity
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briskness, lively action
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disdain
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contempt
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belligerent
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warlike
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intimidate
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to overawe
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feint
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a false attack
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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promulgate
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to make known officially
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brash
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impudent (not showing due respect)
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scoff
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to sneer at
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belittle
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to make seem less important
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tangible
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having actual form
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laceration
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jagged wound
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castigate
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to correct by punishing
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sordid
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dirty, base
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octogenarian
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person in his or her eighties
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solace
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easing of grief
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aspirant
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candidate for high position
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dregs
 Definition
most worthless part
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frenzy
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wild fit
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scurrilous
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defamatory; using coarse language
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rampant
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going unchecked, widespread
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inane
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foolish
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ethics
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code of principles
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concur
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agree
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clandestine
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secret, undercover
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flagrant
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outrageous, glaringly bad
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admonish
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to warn, to reprove
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duress
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compulsion, force
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culprit
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the guilty person
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inexorable
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inflexible, unrelenting
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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distraught
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mentally confused, crazed
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duplicity
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cunning, trickery
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acrimonious
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bitter
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paucity
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scarcity
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elicit
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to draw forth
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pernicious
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harmful, causing injury
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tolerate
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to put up with, to bear
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construe
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to make a deduction, to infer
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impunity
 Definition
freedom from punishment
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