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English 11H Vocab list #14
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11th Grade
04/28/2014

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frenetic
Definition
(adj.) frantic; frenzied
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nolo contendere
Definition

(n.) no contest

 

Latin - "I do not wish to contend"

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reprehensible
Definition
(adj.) worthy of severe blame or censure
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persona non grata
Definition
(adj.) specifically unwelcome
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foment
Definition
(v.) to stir up; to instigate
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repudiate
Definition
(v.) to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with
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preempt
Definition
(v.) to seize something by prior right
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quid pro quo
Definition

(n.) something given or done in return for something else

 

Latin - "something for something"

Term

stigmatize

 

Definition
(v.) to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
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ingenuous
Definition
(adj.) frank; without deception; simple; artless; charmingly naive
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prepossess
Definition
(v.) to preoccupy; to influence beforehand or prejudice; to make a good impression on beforehand
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prerogative
Definition
(n.) a right or privilege connected exclusively with a group or classification
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forbear
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(v.) to refrain from; to abstain
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premise
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(n.)  an assumption; the basis for a conclusion
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founder
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(v.) to fail; to collapse; to sink
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static
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(adj.) stationary; not changing or moving
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stagnation
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(n.) motionlessness; inactivity
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inherent
Definition
(adj.) part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic
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staunch
Definition
(adj.) firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
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stipulate
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(v.) to require something as part of an agreement
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furtive
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(adj.) secretive; sly
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injunction
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(n.) a command or order, especially a court order
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infinitesimal
Definition
(adj.) very, very, very small; infinitely small
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reprisal
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(n.) a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking "an eye for an eye"
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non sequitur
Definition
(n.) a statement that does not follow logically from what has gone before

Latin - "it does not follow"
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reproach
Definition
(v.) to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
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prevail
Definition
(v.) to triumph; to overcome rivals
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reprove
Definition
(v.) to criticize mildly
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innocuous
Definition
(adj.) harmless; banal
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junta
Definition
(n.) a small group that rules a country after its government is overthrown

Spanish - "joined"
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