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vocab words for final exam
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English
9th Grade
05/19/2009

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disdain,noun
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disgust
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devoid
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lacking something...

"devoid of color" is how we describe albinos

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sporadic
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occuring irregularly, like sporadic gunfire
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volatile
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explosive
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posthumous
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occuring after death
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acrimonious
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harsh, negative

ex: acrimonious divorce

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effete
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weak exhausted

like an old lady

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cavil
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to make excused, whine
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epiphany
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a self revelation
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stagnate
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to not move/change
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scapegoat
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one who takes the blame for others
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pristine
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perfect, clean (like snow, glass)
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repugnant, adj
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disgusting, repulsive
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relic
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something sacred or holy because its connected to a saint
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partisan
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having to do with a political party
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querulous
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whining, complaining
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sumptuous
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lavish, rich, sparing no money
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vicarious
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experiencing something through another

Imax theater experience

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sychophant
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suck up
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reticent
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quiet, shy
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effervescent
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hissing, fizzing, bubbling

soda or personality

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lucid
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filled with light

clear headed

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insipid
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tasteless, bland boring
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tawdry
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cheap, showy

or meretricious

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urbane
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sophisticated, classy
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sobriety
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state of being sober, lucid
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scoff
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to show contempt or disgust, to mock
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respite
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a break in the action, half time
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forlorn
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sad and lonely due to isolation

like a lost puppy

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enigma
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puzzle, riddle
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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arduous
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difficult, hard to do/understand
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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squander
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to waste

like-we waste our resources such as water or oil often used to describe wasting money as in the prodigal son story

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vigilant
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watchful, careful
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avarice
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love of money, greed
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frugal
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thrifty, careful of money
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brevity
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shortness of time
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paradox
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apparent contradiction that states the truth
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foray
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quick, fast raid
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apolitical
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not having to do with politics
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prosaic
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not very exciting, boring
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linchpin
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the person that holds everything together
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symbiotic
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cooperative relationship

like humans/plants relationship

or

siamese twins

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suffuse
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to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light
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putative
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commonly accepted

homer is the putative, the supposed, author of The Odyssey

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inequity
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not equal, unequal, unfair, unjust
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hewn
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to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
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tedious
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boring or tiresome or something that feels like it will never end
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cull
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to pick/seperate the best for the rest
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saw
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a wise saying, proverb
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tout
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to praise, to publicize loudly
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hale
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healthy
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dank
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unpleasantly wet
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zephyr
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a breeze
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puckish
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teasing, tormenting, mischievous
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muse
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to think deeply
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mnemonic
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a memory device
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liability
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something you are responsible for
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onomatopoeia
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a word made from the sound of something or action it makes
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alliteration
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the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line

Little Larry likes little Lucy

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metaphor
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a direct comparison of two unlikes not using like or as
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simile
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a comparison using like or as
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assonance
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the rhyme within a line, a repeating vowel sound in poetry
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personification
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giving an animal or object human traits
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meter
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beat or thythm in poetry
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lyric and narrative poetry
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lyric=shorter poem, teaches us something. narrative poem=telling a story, usually longer
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allusion
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a reference the poet expects you to know, such as reference to Zeus or the Ten Commandments
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hapless
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out of luck
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quota
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set amount assigned for someone to get
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savvy
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understanding
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accolade
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praises, awards
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spurious
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counterfeit
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meretricious
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cheap, tawdry
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plummet
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to drop sharply
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somnolent
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drowsy, sleepy
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pecuniary
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having to do with money
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fathom
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to study to try to comprehend
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provocative
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to spark or cause a controversy
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astute
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clever, smart
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futile
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hopeless
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vex
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to irritate or anger
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vernacular
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the language of the common people
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wrangle
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to argue
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burly
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stocky and strong, husky
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amenity
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an extra enticement or give away

like a free breakfast for kids

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glower
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to stare with anger
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stow
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to put away, like stowing your luggage on the airplane
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