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English 4 honors
week 2 vocab
27
English
12th Grade
02/07/2013

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Define Germane
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relating to and unrelating to/insignificant
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Define Insatiable
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unable to be satiated
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Greedy and Fulfilled
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Define Intransigent
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Refusal of change
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Stubborn and open-minded
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Define Invidious
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Doing something just to arouse resentment, unpopularity, animosity, ect
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negative and positive
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Define Largess
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the unexpected generous bestowal of gifts
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Donation and Theft
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Define Roconnaissance
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an inspection or exploration of an area for saftey
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Syn and Ant of Reconnaissance
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Scout/Scan/Survey/Surveillance and Ignore/Dodge/Avoid
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Define Taciturn
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a person of few words
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Reserved/Silent and Talkative/Chatty
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Define Temporize
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to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting or to parley
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Procrastinate and to do ahead of schedule/to finish
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Define Tenable
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strong against attack or dispute
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Syn and Ant of Tenable
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workable/viable/maintainable and
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