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English Vocabulary Set 1
First Set for Vocabulary Test
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Language - English
9th Grade
11/09/2009

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Term
Ecumenical
Definition
worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application.. (adj)
Term
persiflage
Definition
( n) frivolous, bantering, talk
(spazzy wording) like.. um.. yeah
Term
pedantic
Definition
of, relating to, or being a pendant
pedant- someone who makes a show of knowledhe, or one who is unimaginative or who undully emphasizes minutiae (are, in everyday English, minor or incidental details.) in the presentation or use of knowledge
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animadvert
Definition
to make an animadversion
- animadversion (n) a critical and usually (censorious remark, often used with 'on' adverse criticism (v)
Term
campinile
Definition
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
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calipygian
Definition
(adj) having shapely buttocks
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scarify
Definition
to make scratches or small cuts (As the skin)
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borborygmus
Definition
(n) intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas
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diurnal
Definition
(adj) reoccurring everyday
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bacchanalian
Definition
relating to wine, song, sex, usually referring to a festival
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scorbutic
Definition
of, relating, produced, or affected with scurvy
(adj)
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phillistine
Definition
a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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