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Lesson 2
English 9 Honors Vocab - Lesson 2
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English
9th Grade
11/10/2011

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voluminous (adj.)
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large; bulky; enough to fill volumes
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voracious (adj.)
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ravenous; greedy; gluttonous
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waive (v.)
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to dispense with; to postpone; to relinquish
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wanton (adj.)
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immoral; senseless; deliberately malicious; excessive
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whet (v.)
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to sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate
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wither (v.)
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to dry up; to shrivel; to cause to lose courage or let be ashamed
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writhe (v.)
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to twist or squirm, as in pain; to suffer from shame or shyness
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zany (adj.)
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clownish; foolish; funny; absurd
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zealot (n.)
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a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause
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zenith (n.)
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the point in the sky directly above one, the highest point
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