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Level H Vocab Words
39
English
12th Grade
01/22/2011

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Adjunct
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(n) Something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; assistant or helper
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Effete
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(adj) Lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted
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Fait Accompli
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(n) An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed; accomplished fact
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Noisome
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(adj) Offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling
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Quasi
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(adj) Resembling but not actually being; kind of; semi-
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Bibulous
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(adj) Fond of or inclined to drink
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Indigenous
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(adj) Originating in the country or region where found; native; domestic
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Microcosm
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(n) A miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
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Paternalism
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(n) The policy or practice of treating people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
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Vassal
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(n) A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he owes allegiance; a servant
(adj) subservient
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Bowlderize
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(v) To remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film); to censor
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Condescend
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(v) To come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level
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Macrocosm
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(n) In the universe considered as a whole; the entirety
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Quizzical
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(adj) Puzzled; mocking; odd; peculiar
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Schism
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(n) A formal split within a religious organization; rift; breach
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Cognate
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(adj) Closely related in origin or function; affiliated
(n) such a person or thing; relative
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Derring-do
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(n) Valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits
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Folderol
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(n) Foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; gibberish
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Mnemonic
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(adj) Relating to or designed to assist the memory
(n) a device to aid the memory; reminder
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Risible
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(adj) Pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh
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Aficionado
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(n) an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
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Browbeat
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(v) in intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
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Diaphanous
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(adj) Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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Genre
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(n) A type, class, or variety of a literary composition; species; sort
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Obsequies
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(n) Funeral rites or ceremonies; last rights
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Persona
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(n) A character in a novel or play; perosonality
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Systemic
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(adj) Of or pertaining to the entire body; extensive; system-wide
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Abortive
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(adj) Failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; fruitless
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Dictum
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(n) A short saying; an authoritative statement
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Ensconce
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(v) To settle comfortably and firmly in position; nestle; lodge
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Iconoclastic
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(adj) Attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs or ideas
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In Medias Res
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(adv) In or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
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Touchstone
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(n) A means of testing worth or genuineness; benchmark
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Traumatic
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(adj) So shocking to the emotions as to cause trauma
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Ambivalent
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(adj) Having opposite and conflicting feels about something; ambiguous
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Cataclysm
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(n) A sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; disaster; catastrophe
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Malleable
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(adj) Capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered or influenced
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Opt
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(v) To make a choice or decision; choose; select
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Savoir-faire
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(n) The ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; tact; finesse
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