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fall semester vocabulary
50
English
10th Grade
02/12/2012

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Abject
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DEF:(adj) being of the most miserable kind

EX: Abject poverty

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Contravene
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DEF: (V) To act or be counter to; violate
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indelible
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DEF:(adj) Impossible to remove,erase, or wash away; permanent
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Affectation
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DEF: (N) A show, pretense, or display
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Precipitous
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DEF:(Adj) extremely or impassably steep
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Magnanimity
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DEF:(N) extremely libral and generous of spirit.
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Sagacity
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DEF:(N) the quality of being discerning, sound in judgement, and farsighted; wisdom
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Circumscribed
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DEF:(Tr.v) to determine the limits of; define
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Acrimonious
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DEF:(Adj) Bitter and sharp in language or tone
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Ensconced
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DEF:(Tr.v) To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably
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Acquiesce
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DEF:(V) to agree or consent
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Staunch
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DEF:(adj) steadfast ofr firm, as in one's beliefs
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Fastidious
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DEF:(adj) execcively critical or demanding; difficult to please
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Effete
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DEF:(adj) lacking in wholseome vigor; decadent
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Eclectic
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DEF: (adj) not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered to be the best elements of all systems
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Wallow
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DEF:(V) to luxuriate;revel

(N) terrible discusting place

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Impregnable
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DEF:(Adj) strong enough to resist or withstand attack; nto to be tacken by force, unconquerable.
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Macabre
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DEF:(Adj) gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible
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Condescending
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DEF:(adj) showing ar implying a usally patronizing descent from dignity or superiority 
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Chimerical
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DEF:(adj) widly fanciful; highly unrealistic
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Apotheosis
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DEF:(N) the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rack of a god.

(V) Apotheosize 

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Laconic
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DEF:(Adj) using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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Mellifluous
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(adj) sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
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Tremulous
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DEF:(Adj) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness
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Reprehensible
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DEF:(Adj) deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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Taciturn
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DEF:(adj) dour, stern, and silent in expression or manner
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Contrition 
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DEF:(N) sincere penitence or remorse
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Luminous
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DEF:(Adj) Radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright
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Facetiousness
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DEF:(Adj) not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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Malign
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DEF:(tr.v) To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of
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Austere
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DEF:(Adj) severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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Adriot
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DEF:(Adj) cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
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credulous
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DEF:(adj) willling to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidance; gullible
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Prosaic
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DEF:(Adj) commonplace or dull, mattor-of-fact or unimaginative
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Indigent
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DEF:(Adj) Lacking food, clothing, and othernecessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished
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Forlorn
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DEF:(adj) desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
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Furtive
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DEF:(adj) sly; shifty
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Fathom
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DEF:(v) to penentrate the truth of; comprehend; understand
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Bereft
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DEF:(adj) deprive
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Tenacity
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DEF:(N) the act of being tenacious (holding fast; characterized by keeping firm hold)
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Embody
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DEF:(V) to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form
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Prowess
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DEF:(N) exceptional or superior ablility, skill, or strength
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Recompense
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DEF:(N) to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
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Auspicious
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DEF:(Adj) promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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Lithe
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DEF:(Adj) bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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Impeccable
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DEF:(Adj) faultless; flawless; irreproachable
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Placid
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DEF:(Adj) pleasently calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
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Indignaton
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DEF:(N) strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, orbase; righteous

 anger

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vindicate
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DEF:(V) to clear as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion or the like
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Pallid
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DEF: (Adj) lacking in vitality or interest
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