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English 10, Vocabulary of Semester 1
Vocabulary review from Semester 1 for Regular English 10.
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English
10th Grade
12/16/2012

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condone
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to forgive or overlook and offense
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furtive
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stealthy, secretive
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mercenary
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professional soldier hired by foreign army
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irascible
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easily angered
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copious
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numerous
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extradite
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to turn over or deliver legal jurisdiction
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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avarice
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greed
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cult
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an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person of principals
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dilettante
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one who merely dabbles in art or science
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juanty
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having a buoyant self-confident air
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creedence
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belief or trust
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officious
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excessively eager to deliver help
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apathy
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lack of interest
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enigma
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mystery
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connoisseur
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an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
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nuance
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a slight or subtle degree of difference
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gregarious
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sociable, fond of the company of others
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temerity
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recklessness
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jaundiced
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prejudiced, hostile
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meticulous
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extremely careful about small details
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divulge
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to tell, to reveal
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extraneous
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inessential, not constituting a vital part
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dogmatic
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arrogant and stubborn
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insipid
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lacking flavor, dull
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coerce
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to force by using pressure
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abet
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to assist or engage in wrongdoing
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anathema
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a hated, repellent thing or a formal curse
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banter
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teasing; playful conversation
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motley
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made up of dissimilar parts, being of many colors
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castigate
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to criticize or punish severely
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docile
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easy to teach or manage
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heresy
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the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
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ignominy
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public shame, disgrace or dishonor
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gauche
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lacking social graces, tactless
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emaciated
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extremely thin, wasted away
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