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Vocabulary Unit 3
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10th Grade
09/19/2012
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jargon
 Definition
specialized vocabulary
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assert
 Definition
to state without need of proof; state as a fact
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obscure
 Definition
to hide; to conceal
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provocative
 Definition
tending to stimulate
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fallacy
 Definition
a logical flaw, mistake
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volatile
 Definition
unstable, likely to explode or vaporize
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articulate
 Definition
well spoken, intelligible
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expend
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to use up
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inquisitive
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curious, seeking knowledge
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chicanery
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trickery; flim-flam
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orate
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to make a speech, pompously
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refute
 Definition
to disprove, to argue against
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zealot
 Definition
one who has great enthusiasm, especially for a cause
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equivocal
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uncertain, wavering, vacillating
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furtive
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secret, sneaky, stealthy
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demur
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to hesitate, protest, object
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succinct
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concise, stating in few words
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extemporize
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to speak spontaneously
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superfluous
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excess, extra
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mundane
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everyday, ordinary, pedestrian
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