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E11 Vocabulary List #7
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11th Grade
11/08/2010

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VERTIGO
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Sensation of dizziness and the feeling that one's surroundings are turning (noun)
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DESPICABLE
Definition
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile (adjective)
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ECSTASY
Definition
Rapturous delight; state of sudden and intense feeling; an overpowering emotion (noun)
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SPECIOUS
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Apparently true or right though lacking real merit (adjective)
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PERVERSE
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Determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary (adjective)
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AUSPICIOUS
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Attended by favorable or promising circumstances; pointing to a successful result (adjective)
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CIRCUMSPECT
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Watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent (adjective)
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AVERSION
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A strong feeling of dislike, repugnance or antipathy toward something and a desire to avoid it (noun)
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OBSTINATE
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Firmly or stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or action; not easily or readily treated (adjective)
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DESTITUTE
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Without means of subsisting; lacking food, clothing and shelter; deprived of (adjective)
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EXTROVERT
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Individual whose attention and interests are directed wholly or predominately toward what is outside the self (noun)
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CONSTITUENTS
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Serving to make up a thing; component; having power to frame or alter a political constitution (noun plural)
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