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Ch 15-22 Vocabulary Tests
goes with ch 23-30
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9th Grade
05/19/2010

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Inaudible
Definition
Not loud enough to be heard
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Incalculable
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Not to be reckoned beforehand; uncertain; too great a number to be counted
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Incandescent
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Glowing with intense heat; shining; brilliant
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Incessant
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Unceasing; never stopping
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Incompatible
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Unable to agree or get along; conflicting; mismatched
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Incomprehensible
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Impossible to understand; obscure
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Inconspicuous
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Not readliy noticeable; attracting little attention
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Inconvenient
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Not convenient; not suitable to plans; bothersome; difficult to do
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Indivisible
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Not capable of being divided or separated
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Induction
Definition
An act of enrolling or bringing someone into a group, or of formally placing in office
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Infamous
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Having a bad reputation; famous for bad things; notorious
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Infest
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To spread or swarm in or over; to live in or on as a parasite
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Inflammation
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The act of imflaming or state of being inflamed; bodily response to injury; redness, heat and painfulness as a result of injury or infection
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Influential
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Having or exerting influence; powerful; having effect
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Initiative
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A first step or movement toward something; enterprise; ability to think or act without urging
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Instigate
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To urge on; to stir up; to provoke
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Intact
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Whole, with no part missing; untouched; undamaged
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Intensive
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Marked by special effort; dedicated; single-minded; highly concentrated
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Intervention
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An acting of coming between in order to stop, settle, or change; interference
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Intimate
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Adj. Characterizing one's deepest nature; very close association; very personal; N. A close friend
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Intimidate
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To frighten, to make afraid; to bully into doing or not doing something
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Intonation
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The rising and falling pitch of the voice
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Inventory
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N. the stock of goods or merchandise on hand; an accounting of goods; any detailed list; V. to list merchandise or belongings
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Inverse
Definition
Inverted; reversed; opposite
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Invigorating
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Giving vigor to; enlivening; filling with energy
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Irksome
Definition
Annoying; irritating
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Irony
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A way of implying (often sarcastically) the opposite of what words literally mean; a result opposite to what one would expect
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Irreducible
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Not capable of being made smaller or simpler
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Irretrievable
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Unable to be retrieved, recovered, restored, or replaced
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Jaunt
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A short, pleasant trip; excursion
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Jovial
Definition
Full of playful good humor; genial and jolly
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Jurisdiction
Definition
Authority or power; the limits or territory governed by an authority
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Kindle
Definition
To set on fire; to ignite; to arouse or excite
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Landlocked
Definition
Entirely surrounded by land, cut off from the sea
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Larceny
Definition
Theft; unlawful taking and carrying away of another's property
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Lavish
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Adj. Very generous in giving or spending; costly; abundant; V. to give or spend freely
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Lax
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Loose or slack; relaxed; careless; not strict
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Lethal
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Deadly; Causing or capable of causing death
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Liability
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Something for which one is legally responsible; a debt; a disadvantage or drawback
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Maintenance
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Support or upkeep of something; means of support or livelihood
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Malicious
Definition
Mean; spiteful; mischievous
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Manifest
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V. to show plainly; to reveal; Adj. easy to see or understand; obvious; evident
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Manipulate
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To operate or control with the hands; to handle; to control or influence dishonestly, unfairly, or shrewdly
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Meander
Definition
To follow a twisting, turning course; to wander without direction
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Medieval
Definition
Characteristic or suggestive of the Middle Ages
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Meditate
Definition
To think quietly and deeply
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Medley
Definition
A mixture of things that are usually not placed together; a musical piece made up of tunes from various works
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Metamorphosis
Definition
Change of form or structure by magic; a change in form or function as a result of development
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Metaphor
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A comparison between two unlike things
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Mimic
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N. One who imitates another; V. to make fun of by imitating; to copy closely
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Misconstrue
Definition
To misinterpret
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Moor
Definition
N. A large, open area of land, often marshy and with heather growing on it; V. to keep a boat in place with ropes or cables fastened to the shore; to fasten
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Morbid
Definition
Having an abnormal interest in the unwholesome; gruesome
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Murky
Definition
Dark; gloomy; misty; hard to understand
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Nauseate
Definition
To make sick or queasy; to cause to feel disgust or loathing
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Necessitate
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To cause to be necessary; to force; to compel
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Negotiate
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To arrange for or bring about an agreement to deal with or manage
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Nimble
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Deft; light and quick; agile
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Nominal
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In name only; small; not worth considering
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Nonchalant
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Apparently unconcerned or uninerested; casually indifferent
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Obsession
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A preoccupation; an idea, feeling or impulse that a person cannot escape
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Obtuse
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Not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; intellectually and emotionally insensitive; dull
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Omen
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A sign of what is to happen in the future
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Ominous
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Threatening; foreboding; sinister
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Opaque
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Not letting light through; not transparent; dark; hard to understand
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Oppressive
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Tyrannical; hard to take; physically or mentally distressing
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Optimistic
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Expecting the best; inclined to look on the bright side, cheerful
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Oratory
Definition
Skillful public speaking
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Orthodox
Definition
Adhering to accepted beliefs, especially in religion; approved or conventional
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Ostracize
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To banish; to shut out or exclude from a group
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Ovation
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Enthusiastic and prolonged applause; an enthusiastic reception or tribute
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Palatial
Definition
Like a palace; magnificent and grand
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Panorama
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A wide, unbroken view of the surroundings
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Paramount
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Chief in importance; supreme; dominant
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Passive
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Acted upon rather than acting; yielding without resistance; submissive
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Patio
Definition
A paved terrace for outdoor eating and lounging; an inner court open to the sky
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Perceptible
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Noticeable; observable; palpable; perceivable
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Perennial
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Adj. Perpetual; enduring; N. A plant that lasts through all the seasons or for many years
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Perspective
Definition
The effects of distance or depth on the appearance of objects; point of view
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Pessimistic
Definition
Expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy
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