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Hon English Vocab DG A
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English
10th Grade
10/06/2011

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abomination
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noun- something of extreme hate or disgust
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audacity
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noun- trait of bold or arrogant disregard for normal restraint
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besmirch
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verb- sully, soil, ruin, to dishonor, physical and metaphysical
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cast
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verb- to throw, to vote physical and metaphysical
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censorious
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adj- inclined to find fault, marked by censure, critical
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consign
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verb- to give over to another's care
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contemptible
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adj- worthy of scorn; despicable
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culpable
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adj- guilty, criminal, blameworthy
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cunning
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adj- dexterous or crafty; artful;keen; clever
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enmity
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noun- mutual hatred, readiness to fight, deepseeded unfriendiness
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expiate
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verb- to put an end to, to make amends for a wrong, to atone for
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fawn
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verb- to show affection for, to show a cringing affection, to suck up
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folly
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noun- a foolish idea or act
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infamous
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adj- notoriously evil
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intractable
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adj- not easily governed, directed, manipulated, managed
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plausible
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adj- believable, likely or acceptable, seems like it may have happened
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recrimination
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noun- retaliatory accusation; counterargument against an accuser
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remorse
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noun- distress arising from guilt of past
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scurrilous
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adj-vulgar or evil; malicious (rumours)
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shrewdness
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noun- trait of clever awareness in practical manners, artful and crafty
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spurn
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v- to reject with hate, contempt
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supercilious
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adj- cooly and patronizingly haughty; disdainful; contemptious; behaving as if superior; stuck up
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tediousness
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noun- trait of being tiresome due to length or dullness; monotonous or dullness
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tirade
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noun- speech usually marked by temperate language; violent abusive speech, speech of accusation
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venerate
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verb- to regard with high respect; to revere; to cherish; to admire greatly
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