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Final Exam Vocab. Words
English Final Vocab.
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Literature
10th Grade
12/08/2008

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Acquiescent
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willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
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Adament
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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
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Anomaly
Definition
an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. ; irregularity
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Caustic
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severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.
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Circumscription
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Common sense ideas, the assumption that things are as expected unless other wised specified
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Congenial
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1. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic.

 

2. Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a congenial host.
 

3. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable: congenial surroundings.

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Contemplative
Definition
Something that causes one to look at thoughtfully, to study, or to consider as a possibility
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Contemptuous
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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
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Cursory
Definition
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
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Daunting
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discouraging through fear
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Deride

 

Definition
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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Disillusioned
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Freed from illusion
 
 
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Disparity
Definition
lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
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Duplicitous
Definition
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
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Elicit
Definition
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
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Epicurean
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Someone who is devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially to the enjoyment of good food and comfort.
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Eulogy
Definition
A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
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Excoriation
Definition
to severe censure
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Exhortative
Definition
Acting or intended to encourage, incite, or advise.
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Facetious
Definition
Lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous
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Farcical
Definition
Ridiculously clumsy; absurd
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Flippant
Definition
Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness
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Guile
Definition
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity
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Hectoring
Definition
To intimidate or to dominate in a blustering way, to behave like a bully
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Imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Incipient
Definition
Beginning to exist or appear
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Incongruous
Definition
disagreeing with circumstances; unsuitable, inappropriate
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Incredulity
Definition
The state or quality of being incredulous; a withholding or refusal of belief; skepticism; unbelief; disbelief.
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Indict
Definition
to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize
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Indifferent
Definition
without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic
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Indolent
Definition
Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
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Innuendo
Definition
An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression
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Inordinate
Definition
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive
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Introspective
Definition
to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
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Inveigh
Definition
To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently
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Inveterate
Definition
Firmly and long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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Judicial
Definition
pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice
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Lackadaisically
Definition
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic
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Maladroit
Definition
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless
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Multifarious
Definition
numerous and varied; greatly diverse
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Obsequious
Definition
servilely compliant or deferential; obedient
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Odious
Definition
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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Pathetic
Definition
causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow
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Pedantry
Definition
making an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
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Picturesque
Definition
visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting
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Posit
Definition
to place, put, or set
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Proprieties
Definition
conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
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Reconcile
Definition
to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent
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Reprove
Definition
to disapprove of strongly; censure
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Reticent
Definition
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; reluctant or restrained
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Sardonic
Definition
scornful, mocking; disdainfully humorous
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Sedulous
Definition
marked by care and persistent effort
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Subterfuge
Definition
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something
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Stoic
Definition
one who is indifferent and free from passion
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Tongue-in-cheek
Definition
cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"
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Vicarious
Definition
performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
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Volatile
Definition
tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive; evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor
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Whimsical
Definition
erratic; unpredictable
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