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English vocab 1
Just some random words for my English class. :)
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10th Grade
09/12/2013
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Obscure
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To be unclear.
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Enhanse
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To improve or embellish.
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glutton
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A greedy person. Can be for things such as food, wealth, ect.
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Engender
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To create war-fare, or to cause or give rise to.
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belligerant
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Hostile, agressive, easily starts fights or argments,.
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Querulous
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To constantly whine or complain.
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Obliterate
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Wipe out, destory, remove completely.
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Nefarious
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Strong word for being villanous or vile
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Prudently
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Carefully and wisely choosing their future. Wisely, sagaciously, sage.
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Delinate
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Pull apart, analize, outline, or describe something.
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Vernacular
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The way a speaker or writer presents to an audience.
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emphemeral
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to be breif and short lived
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Compliant
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to follow along
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Prosaic
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to be ordinary
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belligerant
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to be prone to war
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astute
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to be cunning, wise or shrewd
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Languish
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To be come weak, weary, or lose energy.
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cencure
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Expression of dissaproval, unfavortable opinion, critisizim.
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Hinder
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To hold back/hold down/hamper.
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Tout
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To publicize or advertise.
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extol
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To praise.
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Hiatus
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To break. (Not like breaking something. More like taking a break.)
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Brawn
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Strength, Muscle.
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Efface
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Rub out, obliterate.
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Quell
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Calm, allay (lessen).
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Copious
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Plentiful.
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Kindle
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Inspire, enlighten.
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Artisan
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Craftsman.
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didactic
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to be preachy or instructinoal
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volatile
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to be unstable
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Juxtapose
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to compare side by side
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histronic
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to be emotinoal or dramatic
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discordant
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to be different, opposite, or ununified
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exasperate
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to irritate or frustrate
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scrutenize
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to examine/analyze
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benevolent
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to be good or kind
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corrborate
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to confirm or give support to
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incandecent
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to glow as a result of being heated
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laud
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to praise (extol)
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induce
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to bring about
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abridge
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to shorten or cut back
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bucolic
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to describe a country setting
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anarchy
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to have no govornment
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belaboring
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to continue to do something that isnt needed
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descrete
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to be separate
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descreet
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to be very careful or sensible
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gullible
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very easy to be persuaded
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strident
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to sound loud or harsh
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