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GEHS Barton 2nd sem vocab test
vocab words for barton
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English
9th Grade
05/06/2012

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illegible
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(adj) difficult or impossible to read

 

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jeer
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(v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly;

(n) a rude remark of derision

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lucrative
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(adj) bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
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(adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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(v) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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(v) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
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(v) to soil, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
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(v) to tease or to torment by teasing
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terse
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(adj) brief and to the point
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unflinching
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(adj) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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abridge
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(v) to make shorter
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adherent
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(n) a follower; supporter

(adj) attached; sticking to

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altercation
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(n) an angry argument
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cherubic
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(adj) resembling an angel protrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
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(v) to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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(v) to disagree

(n) a disagreement

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eminent
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(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
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exorcise
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(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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fabricate
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(v) to make, manufacture, to make up, invent
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irate
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(adj) angry
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marauder
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(n) a raider, plunderer
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obesity
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(n) eccessive fatness
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pauper
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(n) an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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(v) to steal in small quantities
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rift
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(n) a split, break, or breach
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semblance
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(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
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(v) to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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(v) to bring to an end
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trite
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(adj) commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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abscond
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(v) to run off and hide
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access
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(n) approach or admittance to places, persons,things; an increase;

(v) to get at, obtain

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anarchy
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(n) a lack of goverment and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adj) hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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(adj) favorable; fortunate
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biased
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(adj0 favoring on side, unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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(v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten; discourage
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disentangle
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(v) to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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(adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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(v) to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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(adj) not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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(v) to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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(adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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(n) theft
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pliant
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(adj) bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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(adj) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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(n) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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(v) to make right, correct
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reprieve
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(n) a temporary relief or delay;

(v) to grant a postponement

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revile
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(v) to attack with words, call bad names
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accomplice
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(n) a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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(v) to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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(adj) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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(adj) shameless; impudent; made of brass
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastons a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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exodus
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(n) a large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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(v) to make easier; to assist
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incorrigible
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(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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latent
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(adj) hidden; present but not realized
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militant
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(adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause;

(n) an activist

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