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ELA 10 Vocab 10
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10th Grade
12/22/2011

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expound
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to explain in detail; to clarify
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cajole
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to persuade with false promises and flattery
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inscrutable
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not easily understood; hard to fathom
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balk
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to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
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acrimony
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ill-natured; bitter hostility
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dour
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stern and ill-humored
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exult
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to rejoice; to feel triumphant
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omniscient
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having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
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feasible
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reasonable; capable of being carried out
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fiasco
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a complete, ridiculous failure
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metier
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the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation
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fluctuate
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to rise and fall; to vary irregularly;
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harry
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to annoy and harass
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incognito
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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lethargy
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lack of energy; sluggishness
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