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Final Exam Vocabulary Review
English 8E Final Review: Vocabulary.
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English
8th Grade
06/16/2010

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Integrity
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honesty: completion of moral character
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Brevity
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Shortness of time or duration
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Acquit
Definition
To relieve from a charge of fault/crime. Forgive
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Cantankerous
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Quarrelsome, disagreeable to deal with
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Notorious
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Infamous, famous for a bad cause
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Passe
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Old-fashioned. Past trend
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Cynical
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Pessimistic. Belief that others are motivated by selfish concerns or motives
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Taciturn
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Silent, uncommunicative. Reserved in silence
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Indignant
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Feeling characterized by strong displeasure of something offensive, unjust, or insulting
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Pinion
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To clip the wings of a bird. Restrain. Bind
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Benevolent
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Showing goodwill or kindly feelings. Generous
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Perservere
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To continue: keep going
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Quell
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Put an end to. Extinguish, vanquish, silence
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Articulate
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Distinctly utter. Clear
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Oblivious
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Absent-minded. Unmindful. Forgetful
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Garish
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Clothed in vivid colors. Flashy
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Melancholy
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Sad, depressive
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Squalid
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Foul and repulsive, from lack of care; neglected
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Ingenious
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Brilliant, clever, inventive, resourceful
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Auspicious
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Promising success. Encouraging
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Yearn
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Want; desire. Attracted
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Remorse
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Regret
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Preposterous
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Ridiculous, absurd, senseless
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Ominous
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Ghostly: out of the ordinary. Menacing; threatening; signs of an omen
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Premise
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A proposition which serves as a base for a conclusion for an argument, assumed to be true
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Pallid
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Deficient in color. Lacking  liveliness
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Altercation
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A noisy dispute; controversy
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Convict
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A person under sentence for a crime
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Malevolence
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Harmful. Wishing evil to others. Threatening evil
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Condescend
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to descend voluntarily
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Bode
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Predict, to become an omen of
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Appall
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To fill or overcome with horror
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Brethren
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Spiritual brothers. Plural form of brother
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Breeches
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Short pants, trousers, knee-length
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Amble
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To walk leisurely. To take a stroll
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Feeble
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Weak, vulnerable. Lacking strength
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Formidable
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Extremely impressive. Causing fear
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Oblique
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Inclined, indirectly
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Ramshackle
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Poorly constructed, shaky, loose
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Threadbare
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Overused, repeated too often
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Conspicuous
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Easy to notice. Obvious
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Mercurial
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Liable to sudden unpredictable changes
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Vile
Definition
Disgusting. Unpleasant. Poor
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Bewildered
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Confused. Perplexed
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Apprehension
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Seizing, arresting. Dread of future, fear of anxiety
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Stealthy
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Characterized by being quiet, cautious, and secrecy
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Pantomime
Definition
Communication by means of gesture and facial expression
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Unfathomable
Definition
Difficult or impossible. Incomprehensible
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