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English Final Review
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English
9th Grade
06/02/2010

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decrepit
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adj. old feeble; worn out ruined
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Parsiminous
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(adj.) stingy, miserly, meager; poor, small
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suave
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adj. smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses.
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allocate
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V. to set apart or designate for a specific purpose; to distribute
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blithe
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adj. cheerful lighthearted casual, unconcerned.
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antipathy
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n. a strong dislike, hostile feeling
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Chastise
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v. to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.
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Ardent
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adj. very enthusiastic, impassioned.
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deviate
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v. to turn aside, to stray from a norm n. one who departs from a norm. adj. differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.
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rancor
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n. a bitter resentment or ill will
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limpid
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adj. clear transparent; readily understood
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Capricious
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adj. subject to passing whims or fantasies.
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exult
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v. to rejoice greatly
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Acquiensce
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v. to accept without protest; to agree or submit.
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covet
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v. to desire something belonging to another
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insuperable
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(adj.) incapable of being overcome.
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retribution
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n. a repayment; a deserved punishment
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crestfallen
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adj. discouraged, dejected, downcast
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Lamentable
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adj. to be regretted or pitied.
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disheveled
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adj. rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder
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vanguard
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n. a foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field.
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Garrulous
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adj. given to much talking, tediously chatty.
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respite
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n. a period of relief or rest.
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Wastrel
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n. a wasteful person,spendthrift, a good for nothing.
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miscontrue
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v. to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of.
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Clairvoyant
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adj. supernaturally perceptive n. one who possesses extrasensory power, seer.
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Fathom
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v. to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water.
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Placate
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v. to appease, soothe, pacify
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Placid
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adj. calm peaceful
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endemic
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adj. native or confined to a particular region or people. characteristic of or prevalent to in a field.
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Inveterate
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adj. firmly established, long-standing; habitual.
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Nocturnal
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adj. of or occuring in the night, under the cover of darkness.
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tangible
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adj. capable of being touched, real concrete.
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Trenchant
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adj. incisive, keen; forceful, effective, cutting, caustic, distinct clear-cut.
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decorum
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n. proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
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duress
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n. compulsion by threat; forcible confinement.
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asset
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n. something of value; a resource,an advantage.
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Innocuous
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adj. harmless, inoffensive, insignificant
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stentorian
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adj. extremely loud.
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beset
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v. to attack from all sides, to surround, hem in. (adj.) harrassed troubled studded(jewels)
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imbibe
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v. to drink; to take in, absorb.
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pantent
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n. exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; v. to arrange or obtain such rights; adj. plaim, opem to view ; copyrighted.
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alleviate
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v. to relieve, make more bearable.
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droll
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adj. amusingly odd
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appall
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v. to fill with dismay or horror
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whet
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v. to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager.
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abrasive
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adj. causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; n. a substance to smooth or polish
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explicate
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v. to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret.
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Receptive
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adj. open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
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somnolent
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adj. sleepy, drowsy; indusing sleep
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vehement
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adj. intense, forceful,powerful.
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vehement
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intense, forceful,powerful
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complacent
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adj. self satified; overly content.
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repress
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v. to hold back; to put down or check by force
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voluble
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adj. characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
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