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English packet 2 vocab
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9th Grade
10/08/2009
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Term
loathe
 Definition
to dislike, hate
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reprimand
 Definition
severe rebuke, epesially a formal one by a person of authority
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lackluster
 Definition
dull, lacking radiance/brilliance
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caustic
 Definition
sarcastic, critical
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wrest
 Definition
to twist or turn, jerk around
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crocodile tears
 Definition
insincere tears
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infamous
 Definition
having an extremely bad reputation
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jostle
 Definition
to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow rudely
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dupe
 Definition
a person who is easily fooled
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incipient
 Definition
beginning to exist or appear
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inadvertent
 Definition
unintentional
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to carry the day
 Definition
to be successful in winning an argument or competition
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ominous
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threatening
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tremulous
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quivering
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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cessation
 Definition
a stopping
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bristle
 Definition
stiffin with fear or anger
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skid row
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a part of town with a bad reputation
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euphemism
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a substitution of an expression for a less offensive term
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mundane
 Definition
worldly
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incongruous
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out of place, inappropriate
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condolence
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pity
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stipulate
 Definition
to specify a condition
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to go up in smoke
 Definition
to come to no practical result
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