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English words 401 - 450
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10th Grade
12/14/2008

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aberration
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unsoundness or disorder of the mind
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aeon
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an immeasurably or indefinatly long period of time
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antithesis
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Contrast
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astute
Definition
having or showing shrewdness or perspicacity
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baneful
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productive of destruction or woe
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bumptious
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presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive
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celibate

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living in a state of abstention from sexual intercourse
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chimerical
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existing only as the product of unchecked imagination

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concomitant
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something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else
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constellation
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an assemblage, collection, or gathering of usually related persons, qualitys, or things
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cynical
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contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives

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desiccant
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a drying agent
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dilettante
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an admirer or lover of the arts
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dubious
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questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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equitable
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dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
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exacerbate

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to make more violent, bitter, or severe
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fallacy
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a false or mistaken idea
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fetish
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an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion

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forensic

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relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
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gregarious
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tending to associate with others of one's kind
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harangue
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a ranting speech or writing
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impeccable
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Flawless
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incipent
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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integrity
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firm adherence to a code of especailly moral or artistic values

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invidious
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tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
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jostle
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to make one's way by pushing or shoving
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laudable
Definition
worthy of praise
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mesmerize
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hypnotize

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mordant
Definition
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style
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occult
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Secret
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pastoral
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of or relating to the countryside
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perspicuous
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plain to the understanding especially beacuse of the clarity and percision of presentation
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postualte
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to assume or claim as true, existant, or necessary
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overt
Definition
open to view
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presentment
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the act of offering at the proper time and place a document that calls for acceptance or payment by another
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proselyte
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a new convert
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putrid
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Foul
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raze
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 to destroy to the ground
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relegate
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to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion
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retrogress
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to move backwards
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sangfroid
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self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain
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sedate
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keeping a quiet steady attitude
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solicitous
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full of concern or fears
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stultify
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to allege or prove to be of unsouind mind and hence not responsible
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taciturn
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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terrestrial
Definition
of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
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trite
Definition
hackneyed or boring from much use
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vigilant
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alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
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voracious
Definition
having a huge appetite
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