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Cormier 4
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12th Grade
11/04/2008

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Term
Hackneyed
Definition

Trite, Predictable

Ant. Unpredictable

 Her chess moves were hackneyed 

Term
Homogeneus
Definition

of the same or a similar kind or nature

Ant different

The children ddress in homogenous costumes for holloween because they both dressed as batman

Term
impeccable
Definition

flawless

' Flawed

He had an impeccable understanding of calculas as shown by his speediness through the test

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Impervious
Definition

Impenetrable

penetrable

The jail cell's bars were impervious seeing as there was no way to penetrate them 

Term
Incorrigable
Definition

Unchangeable
Changeable

Her eccentric characteristics were incorrigable; they were unchangeable

Term
Nirvana
Definition

Heavan

Bliss 

The delicious cake put me in a state of nirvana where I was in bliss

Term
Indifferent
Definition

indifferent , unconcerned , incurious , aloof , detached , disinterested

Interested 

She was indifferent to where he took her; she was unbiased. 

Term
Indolent
Definition

Lazy

Energetic

 I was indolent after taking the SAT's; I was so lazy I didn't want to move

Term
Incognito
Definition

Concealed Identity

The spy went to the conference incognito as not to show he was a spy

Term
Inevitable
Definition

unavoidable

avoidable

Lonegmeadow's football win was inevatable seeing as they are undefeated 

Term
innocuous
Definition

Harmless

Harmful 

The venomless snake was innocuous; it was harmless

Term
alacrity
Definition

eagerness

His alacrity to win the race was apparent by the amount of practice he put into the season

Term
Inquisitive
Definition

Curious

He was inquisitive to how the case happened; He was a detective and it was his job to be curious 

Term
insatiable
Definition

impossible to satisfy

Satisfiable 

His thirst for knowledge was insatiable; it was unsatisfiable 

 

Term
Resolute
Definition

marked by firm determination : resolved <a resolute character> 2 : bold , steady <a resolute gaze>

He was resolute gaze at the finish line was understandable because he was determined to finish the race

Term
insidious
Definition

awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b: harmful but enticing : seductive <insidious drugs>2 a: having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle <the insidious pressures of modern life> bof a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent

The insidious drugs were addictive but harmful

Term
affluence
Definition

wealth

He was an affluent character in the town and he put much of his riches into phylanthropy 

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