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Lesson 5 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
05/01/2012

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acrimonious -
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caustic, cutting, biting, sharp, sarcastic
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ameliorate +
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to make better, to relieve, to improve
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amenable +
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open or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
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amorphous
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shapeless, having no definite form
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buoyant +
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capable of floating; cheerful
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cajole
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to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
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calamity -
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a serious event causing distress or misfortune
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debase -
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to reduce in dignity or quality
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efface -
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to erase, to wear away
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elucidate +
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to make clear, to explain
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ephemeral
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lasting a short period of time, fleeting
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ferocity
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savagery
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flourish +
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to thrive, to grow well
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haughty -
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arrogant, excessively proud and vain
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impervious
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incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged
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inane -
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lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid
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indolence -
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laziness
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infallible +
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incapable of error
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inscrutable -
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difficult to understand; mysterious
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languid -
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slow, sluggish, listliss, weak
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malice -
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desire to harm others
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oblique -
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slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
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opulence +
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wealth, affluence, abundance
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penitent
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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
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perfunctory -
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acting routinely with little interest or care
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