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lesson three vocab. words
a set of 25 vocabulary words
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English
9th Grade
11/15/2009

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abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
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affable
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friendly, corteous, amiable
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audacity
Definition
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
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contrite
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extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
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credulous
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believing on slight evidence, guillible
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depravity
Definition
moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
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deprecate
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to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
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didactic
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istructive, designed to teach
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dormant
Definition
inactive, sleeping
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enigmatic
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mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
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erudite
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scholarly
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exotic
Definition
foreign, unfamiliar
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fuse
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to mix or to join (usually by melting)
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immutable
Definition
unchanging
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incorrigible
Definition
incapable of being reformed or improved
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loathe
Definition
to detest
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mitigate
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to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
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nullify
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to cause not to be in effect, to negate
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pacifistic
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opposed to war or use of force
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pretentious
Definition
making extravagant outward show, self-important
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prologue
Definition
introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, intoductory action
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recant
Definition
to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke
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serville
Definition
overly submissive
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trepidation
Definition
fear, trembling, agitation
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vilify
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to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
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