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English Vocab.
Mrs. Dodds Pre-AP English 1 Semester Exam Vocab.
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Language - English
9th Grade
12/09/2015

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Abbreviate

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(v) to shorten, abridge

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Abstinence

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(n) the act of refraining from pleasureable activity, e.g., eating or drinkiing

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Adulation

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(n) high praise

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Adversity

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(n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

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Aesthetic

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(adj) pretaining to beauty

of the arts

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Amicable

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(adj) friendly, agreeable

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Anachronistic

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(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the corrct historical period

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Anecdote

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(n) short, usally funny

account of an event

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Anonymous

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(adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity

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Antagonist

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(n) foe, opponent,

adversary

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Arid

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(adj) extremly dry or

deathly boring

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Assiduous

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(adj) persistent,

hard-working

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Asylum

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(n) sanctuary, shelter,

place of refuge

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Benevolent

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(adj) friendly and

hopeful

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Camaraderie

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(adj) trust, sociability

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Censure

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(v) to criticize harshly

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Circuitous

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(adj) indirect, taking the

longest route

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Clairvoyant

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(adj) exceptionally insighful, able to foresee the furture

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Collaborate
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(v) to cooperate, work together
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Compassion
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(n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
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Compromise
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(v) to settle a disput by terms agreeable to both sides
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condescending
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(adj) possessing a attitude of superiority, patronizing
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Conditional
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(adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
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Conformist
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(n) person who complies wit accepted ruled and customs
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Congregation
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(n) a crowd of people, an assembly
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Convergence
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(n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
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Deleterious
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(adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Demagogue
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(n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Degression
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(n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech
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Diligent
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(adj) careful anf hard-working
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Discredit
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(v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disagree
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Disdain
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(v) to regard with scorn or contempt
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Divergent
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(adj) separating, moving in the directions from a particular point
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Empathy
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(n) identification with the feeling of others
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Emulate
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(v) to imitate, follow an example
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Enervating
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(adj) weakening, tiring
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Enhance
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(v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
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Ephemeral
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(adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
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Evanescent
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(adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
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Exasperation
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(n) irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
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(adj) outstanding, an example of others
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Extenuating
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(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
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Florid
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(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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Fortuitous
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(adj) happening by luck, fortunate
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Frugal
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(adj) thrifty, cheap
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Hackneyed
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(adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
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Haughty
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(adj) arrogant and condescending
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Hedonist
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(n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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Hypothosis
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(n) assumption, theory
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Impetuous
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(adj) rash, implusive, acting without thinking
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