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ISEE Vocabulary
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7th Grade
02/02/2011
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admonish
 Definition
to scold
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adorn
 Definition
decorate
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aloof
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detached, distant
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altruistic
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compassionate
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aperture
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opening
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artifice
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1. trickery

2. creativity
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assailable
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vulnerable
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astute
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shrewd
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atrocity
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horrible act
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audacity
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boldness
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beguile
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bewitch
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brevity
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shortness
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cache
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hiding place for treasures
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cajole
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persuade
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome and grouchy
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caprice
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unpredictable change
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condone
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forgive
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contemplation
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thoughtful observation
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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dawdle
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waste time
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deficient
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inadequate
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deluge
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flood, too much of anything
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deplore
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regret and hate
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despondent
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depressed
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destitute
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lacking
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devout
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deeply religious
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disclaim
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disown
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discursive
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covering a wide area of a topic
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doff
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take off, as clothing
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dogmatic
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asserting without proof
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copious
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abundant
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elusive
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hard to find or express
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eminent
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high in rank
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enigma
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mystery or riddle
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entice
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lure or attract by feeding desires
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expunge
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delete
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extricate
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to release from an entanglement
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felicity
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happiness
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fickle
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easily changeable
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flagrant
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noticeable
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flippant
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playful
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formidable
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impressive
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futile
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ineffective
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glib
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able to speak fluently
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grotesque
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odd or unnatural
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grovel
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beg
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hallowed
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holy, sacred
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hovel
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shack
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imacculate
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spotless
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imminent
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aboout to happen
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impervious
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impenetrable
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inadvertent
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unintentional
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ingenuity
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creativity
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innate
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present at birth
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insinuation
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hint made to cause suspicion
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insurgent
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rebel
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irate
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angry
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jeer
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1.(n)taunting remark
2.(v)to mock
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lethargy
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sluggishness
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maganimous
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generous
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malleable
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easily bendable
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meek
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humble and passive
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obsolete
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outdated
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obstinate
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stubborn
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opportune
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just in time
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ostentious
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flashy
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paradox
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contradiction
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pompous
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stiff and unnatural
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prolific
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productive
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repartee
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witty conversation
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revel
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have a party
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scrupulous
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1.moral
2.diligent
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squalid
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filthy
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surfeit
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too much of something
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surrogate
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subsitute
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susceptible
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vulnerable
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taciturn
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shy
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tactful
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diplomatic
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taint
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poison
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tenacious
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persistent
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terse
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brief
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trepidation
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fear, anxiety
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trite
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boring
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vacuous
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silly
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vehement
 Definition
with deep feeling
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