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English
10th Grade
06/13/2010

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Auspicious (Adjective)
Definition
favorable, fourtunate, promising
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Breach (Noun)

  (Verb)

Definition

an opening, gap, rupture, rift : a violation or infraction

 

To create and openingm break through

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Cherubic
Definition
resembling an angel portrayed as a chilf with a beautiful, round face; sweet and innocent, angelic
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Circumspect
Definition
careful, cautious, wary, guarded
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Comely
Definition
having a pleasing appearance
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Compensate
Definition
to make up for : to repay for services
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Condone
Definition
to pardon or overlook
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Cumbersome
Definition
clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving
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Deadlock
Definition

a standstill, a standoff, a stalemate, an impasse

 

to bring to a standstill

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Despicable
Definition
worthy of scorn, contemptible
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Diminutive
Definition
small, smaller than most others of the same type
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Dissent
Definition

to disagree

 

a disagreement, a dispute

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dissolute
Definition
loose in one's morals or behavior; immoral, corrupt
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Admonish
Definition
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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Efface
Definition
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Erratic
Definition
irregular or inconsistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable, unpredictable
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erroneous
Definition
incorrect, mistaken, wrong
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exorcise
Definition
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome
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fabricate
Definition
to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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feint
Definition
a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense, a trick, a bluff
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Fodder
Definition
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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fortify
Definition
to strengthen, build up
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hew
Definition
to shape or cut down with an ax, to chop off, hack; ALSO to hold or stick to (as to stick to one's values), to adhere
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humane
Definition
kind, merciful, sypathetic, compassionate
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jeer
Definition

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

a rude remark of derision

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Lucid
Definition
 easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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lucrative
Definition
bringing in the money; profitable
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momentous
Definition
very important, consequential
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monologue
Definition
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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muddle
Definition

to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by

 

a hopeless mess

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opinionated
Definition
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, haveing a closed mind
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perennial
Definition

lasting for a long time; persistent

a plant that lives for many years

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predispose
Definition
to incline to beforehand
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prognosis
Definition
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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proliferate
Definition
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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pilfer
Definition
to steal in small quantities
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pompous
Definition
overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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relinquish
Definition
to let go, give up
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reprimand
Definition

to scold; find fault with

a rebuke

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shoddy
Definition
of poor quality; characterized  by inferior workmanship
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spurious
Definition
not genuine, not true, not valid
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subjugate
Definition
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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subversive
Definition

intended to undermine or overthrow

one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system

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synthetic
Definition

made or put together by people

something artificial

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taunt
Definition
to jeer at, mock
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terse
Definition
brief and to the point
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trite
Definition
commonplace: overused, stale
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usurp
Definition
 to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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venture
Definition

a risky or daring undertaking

to expose to danger; to dare

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warp
Definition

to twist out of shape, bend, distort

an abnormality, an irregularity

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