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Healy Vocab Test 1-70
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English
12th Grade
08/28/2011

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cagey
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cautious, wary, or shrewd
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cleave
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to adhere closely/to remain faithful
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hemp
Definition
pot/material for rope and clothing and stuff
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cog
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a person who plays a minor part in a large organization
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bosom
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BOOBIE!!!
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intuitive
Definition
perceived by one's intuition (direct perception of the truth)
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crooning
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to sing in a soft sooth voice
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pitchmen
Definition
BILLY MAYS BITCH!!!! (an infomercial mosacra)
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acute
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sharp or severe in effect; intense; pretty much any of those extreme words
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cull
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to chose or gather
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dainty
Definition
of DELICATE beauty
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libido
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sexual instinct/drive
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lore
Definition
the body of knowledge, especially traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature
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hypodermic
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introduced under the skin, usually referring to medicine
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kilter
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good condition; order The vending machine is out of _____
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crimped
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to press into small regular folds; make wavy
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wield
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to exercize as in ruling or dominating. like a weapon
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sinewy
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having strong tendons (something like a ligement)
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puree
Definition
a cooked food, especially vegetable or fruit, that has put through a sieve, blender, or the like
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catheter
Definition
a flexible or rigid hollow tube employed to drain fluids from body cavities or to distend body passages
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latrine
Definition
toilet thing for cows
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gurney
Definition
a stretcher
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hopper
Definition
a person who travels or moves frequently from one place or situation to another
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spindles
Definition
the rod on a spinning wheel by which the thread is twisted and on which it is wound.
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bobbins
Definition
a reel, cylinder, or spoon upon which yarn of thread is wound
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combine(n)
Definition
to bring together
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brawn
Definition
ripped (like muscle wise u no)
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dandyism
Definition
a man who is extremely concerned about his clothes (metrosexual)
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diagnosis
Definition
the process of determining the nature and circumstances of the diseased condition
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insubordination
Definition
the quality or state of being disobedient
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statutory
Definition
TOO YOUNG!! (but it says just a law)
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frazzle
Definition
to wear to threads or shreds; to wear/tire out
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hooligan
Definition
any kid at great america (hoodlum)
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feign
Definition
to represent fictitiously (act?)
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psychosis
Definition
a mental disorder with symptoms like hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality (crazy motherfucker)
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drudgery
Definition
menial labor
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gripe
Definition
to suffer pain especially in the bowels
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fester
Definition
to form pus
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prototype
Definition
ORIGINAL (model on which something is based or formed)
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beacon
Definition
guiding or warning signal, as a light fire, especially in an elevated position
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acoustic
Definition
pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sound
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reins
Definition
the (area around the) kidneys
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mortify
Definition
to humiliate or shame
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cadaver
Definition
a dead body
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insinuations
Definition
a hint
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inclination
Definition
a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will
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fracas
Definition
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight
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blinders
Definition
a person who makes someone sightless
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analogy
Definition
a similarity b/w like features of two things
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passle
Definition
????
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braggart
Definition
someone who brags a lot
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sadistic
Definition
pertaining to or characterized by the thing that is deriving pleasure or gratification from extreme cruelty....bondage)
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grimace
Definition
a facial expression expressing disapproval or pain
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binding
Definition
the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like
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ethereally
Definition
light, airy, or tenuous; extremely delicate or refined; heavenly or celestial
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opiate
Definition
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
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coiffure
Definition
a style of arranging or combing the hair
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deliberation
Definition
careful consideration before the decision
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masculinity
Definition
MANLYOSITYNESS
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jargon
Definition
the lingo of a certain group (e.g. FBAO and 10/20 to lifeguards)
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placate
Definition
to appease or pacify (to restore to a state of peace)
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juggernaut
Definition
any large, overpowering, destructive force or object
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matriarchy
Definition
a community, family, society etc governed by women (so in otherwords, anything that does not exist)
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pinochle
Definition
a popular board game played by two, three, or four people with a 48-card deck
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scampering
Definition
to run or go hastily quickly
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stoicism
Definition
a systematic philosophy that holds the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature
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caisson
Definition
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
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forlorn
Definition
desolate or freary; unhappy or miserable
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lacerations
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the result of tearing roughly. TEAR not tear. like not crying but more like ripping
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sourball
Definition
a round piece of hard candy with tart or acid fruit flavoring
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