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English Vocabulary
English Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
10/18/2009

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Obsequious
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(Adj.) fawning; subsequient; kiss-up; "shmoozer"
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Scintillate
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(V) to sparkle; either literally or figuratively
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Emulate
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(V) to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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Abash
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(V) to make ashamed: to embarass
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Belabor
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(V) to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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Obdurate
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(Adj) stubborn and insensitive
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Vociferous
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(Adj) loud, noisy
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Incorrigible
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(Adj) incapable of being reformed
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Gratuitous
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(Adj) given freely (said of something bad); uncalled for
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Capitulate
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(V) to surrender; to give up or give in
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Dubious
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(Adj) full of doubt; uncertain
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Facetious
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(Adj) playfully humorous; joking often innapropriatly
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Hackneyed
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(Adj) overused; trite; stale
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Petulant
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(Adj) rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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