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English Final
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111
English
8th Grade
05/30/2009

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Abate
Definition
"To diminish or lessen,"
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Abject
Definition
"Hopeless, having no pride or spirit"
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Abjure
Definition
"Renounce upon oath, to restrain from"
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Accord
Definition
To be in agreement or harmony
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Affable
Definition
showing warmth and friendliness
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Amiss
Definition
improperly or wrongly; wrong or faulty
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Amorous
Definition
of or pertaining to love
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Assimilating
Definition
to adapt or adjust
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Austerity
Definition
the state of being forbidding in appearance and manner
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Balk
Definition
To stop short and refuse to go on
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Beguile
Definition
To deceive by trickery
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Beseech
Definition
to beg eagerly for
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Blatant
Definition
Boldly obvious
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Bode
Definition
to be an omen or indication of a particular outcome
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Brood
Definition
"Deep in thought, depressed; to focus the attention on a subject persistantly or moodily"
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Carousing
Definition
drinking to a state of excessive merriment
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Cavil
Definition
trivial or frivolous objection; to raise a trivial objection
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Cessation
Definition
A temporary or complete stopping
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Chafe
Definition
to annoy or irritate; to make sore or worn by rubbing
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Chastise
Definition
To criticize severly
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Chide
Definition
to scold or reproach
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Clamber
Definition
To climb up using both feet and hands
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Continency
Definition
self-control; self-restraint; moderation
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Contrite
Definition
Sorrowful for something wrong that has been done
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Corpulent
Definition
Excessively fat
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Covert
Definition
"Hiding place, or a thicket"
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Credulous
Definition
gullible; willing to believe or trust too easily
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Cynicism
Definition
Being distrutful about the motives of others
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Daunt
Definition
To intimidate or discourage
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Decorous
Definition
Well-mannered
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Deign
Definition
to think it appropriate or suitable to one=s dignity to do something
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Delude
Definition
to mislead the mind or judgment of; to deceive
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Demented
Definition
"Crazy, insane, or mad"
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Demure
Definition
"Modest, reserved in manner or behaivor"
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Diffident
Definition
"Timid, unassertive"
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Discursive
Definition
covering a wide field of subjects; digressive or running about
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disdain
Definition
To look down upon or to treat with scorn
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Disposed
Definition
Natural likability
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Dissemble
Definition
To give a false or misleading appearance
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Dubious
Definition
Doubtful or uncertain
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Dun
Definition
"Dark, gloomy, a dull grayish color"
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Effigy
Definition
(symbolically) a crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group
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Enmity
Definition
"Deep seated hatred, state of being an enemy"
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Ensconce
Definition
To settle or securely or comfortably
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Entreat
Definition
"to ask (a person) earnestly, beseech"
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Fervor
Definition
"Great intesnsity or emotion, intense heat"
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Flout
Definition
to treat with contemptuous disregard or scorn
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Froward
Definition
"Stubbornly contrary, or disobediant"
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Fray
Definition
a noisy quarrel or brawl
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Furtive
Definition
Secretive and sly
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Gait
Definition
"Manner or walking, stepping, or running"
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Gaudy
Definition
Excessively showy
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Hasten
Definition
To move or act swiftly
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Homage
Definition
"Special honor, or publically shown respect"
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Husbandry
Definition
Careful management or conservation of resources
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Immure
Definition
To enclose within as if within walls
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Impalpable
Definition
imaginary
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Impervious
Definition
Incapable of being passed through or penatrated
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Importune
Definition
"Be over persistant, to beg"
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Incantation
Definition
the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power
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Incursion
Definition
A hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory
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Ingrate
Definition
an ungrateful person
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Insolence
Definition
A rude behavior or speech
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Irk
Definition
To irritate or annoy
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Knave
Definition
"an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person"
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Lavish
Definition
Given without limits
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Largess
Definition
generous bestowal of gifts
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Lewd
Definition
obscene or indecent; preoccupied by lustful desires
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Loathing
Definition
Strong dislike or distrust
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Malevolently
Definition
"Evilly, with the desire to hurt others"
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Martyr
Definition
One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief
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Melancholy
Definition
Gloomy or calm state of mind
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Minion
Definition
"a servile dependent, follower or underling; a subordinate"
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Myopia
Definition
nearsightedness
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Novice
Definition
"a person who is new to the situation, occupation, circumstance, etc.; a beginner"
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Obtuseness
Definition
The quality of being slow to understnad
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Officious
Definition
Marked by excessive unwanted service
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Opaque
Definition
"Solid, obscure, not transparent or translucent"
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peremptory
Definition
characterized by often arrogant self-assurance
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Perilous
Definition
involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous
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Peruse
Definition
to read through with thoroughness or care
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Preposterous
Definition
Completely contrary to nature reason or common sense
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Prerogative
Definition
"an exclusive or special right, power or privilege"
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Procure
Definition
"To get, contain or have by care or effort"
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Purge
Definition
"To free from impurities; purify; to remove (sin, guilt, etc.) by or as if by cleansing"
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Rebuke
Definition
To criticize sharply
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Renowned
Definition
famous; acclaimed
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Ruefully
Definition
"Mournfully or regretfully, causing sorrow or pity"
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Sanctity
Definition
"Holiness, godliness"
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Satiety
Definition
State of being satisfied or more
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Shun
Definition
Avoid deliberately
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Sinewy
Definition
"Muscular, string and tough"
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Solemnity
Definition
Being gloomy and somber
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Specious
Definition
"Seemingly true, but actually false"
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Strident
Definition
Loud
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Succulent
Definition
rich in desirable qualities; juicy
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Suffusion
Definition
The condition of being wet
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Superficial
Definition
"being at, on, or near the surface; shallow; not profound or thorough "
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Surly
Definition
rude and ill-humored; menacingly irritable; gruff
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Tacit
Definition
Expressed with out words
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Talisman
Definition
An object with magical power
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Tempestuously
Definition
violently; stormy
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Tirade
Definition
A long angry violent speech
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Toil
Definition
"Hard, continuous and exhausting work"
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Torrid
Definition
very dry and hot; passionate
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Ungainly
Definition
Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy
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Usurp
Definition
To take over or occupy without permission
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Vicissitude
Definition
A change in variation
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Volubility
Definition
fluency with regard to speech
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Wane
Definition
"To dimish, to draw to an end"
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Woebegone
Definition
of an inferior or deplorable condition; wretched
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