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Lessons 1-10
English Exam
122
English
8th Grade
12/07/2008
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Magnanimous
 Definition
generous
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Facile
 Definition
easy to do
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Sacrilegious
 Definition
irreverent
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Volition
 Definition
wish
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Benediction
 Definition
expression of good wishes
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Multitude
 Definition
many
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Circumspect
 Definition
cautious
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Rector
 Definition
clergyman
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Imperturbable
 Definition
calm
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Undulated
 Definition
wavy
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Elocution
 Definition
the art o affective public speaking
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Implicate
 Definition
involve
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Inequity
 Definition
unfairness
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Dissimulate
 Definition
to put on a false appearnce
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Artful
 Definition
clever, crafty
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Nulliparous
 Definition
female who has borne no offspring
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Aqueous
 Definition
watery
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Seduce
 Definition
to lead astray
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Verbatim
 Definition
word for word
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Temporal
 Definition
worldly
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Edict
 Definition
order, command
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Obsequious
 Definition
subservient
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Potent
 Definition
powerful
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Punctilio
 Definition
careful observance of forms
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Aggrandizement
 Definition
exaggeration
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Devious
 Definition
tricky
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Devious
 Definition
tricky
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Recapitulate
 Definition
summarize
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Gregarious
 Definition
social
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Purgatory
 Definition
place for purification
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Impediment
 Definition
hindrance
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Abjure
 Definition
deny under oath
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Mutable
 Definition
changeable
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Tenuous
 Definition
thin, unsubstantial
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Presentiment
 Definition
premonition
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Animosity
 Definition
hostility
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Eligible
 Definition
qualified to be chosen
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Cent
 Definition
1/100 of a dollar
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Mile
 Definition
"1,000 paces"
Term
Nonagenarian
 Definition
person in his nineties
Term
Octoroon
 Definition
person of one-eighth black ancenstry
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Unicorn
 Definition
mythical animal with one horn
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Decimal
 Definition
based on the number 10
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Quintuplets
 Definition
five offspring born at once
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Bicameral
 Definition
based on two legislative bodies
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Quadrille
 Definition
square dance
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Triumvirate
 Definition
government
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Sextet
 Definition
musical group of six
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Septennial
 Definition
occuring every seven years
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Convocation
 Definition
summons
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Malice
 Definition
spite, ill will
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Supervise
 Definition
oversee
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Desolate
 Definition
forsaken
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Confound
 Definition
confuse
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Florida
 Definition
"feast of flowers"
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Superannuated
 Definition
obsolete
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Attain
 Definition
achieve
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Sanctimonious
 Definition
hypocritically devout
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Secede
 Definition
withdraw
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Transgression
 Definition
sin
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Cordial
 Definition
gracious
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Levity
 Definition
buoyancy, lightness
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Miscible
 Definition
capable of being mixed
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Omnibus
 Definition
covering man things at once
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Mortuary
 Definition
funeral home
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tortuous
 Definition
winding
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Senescent
 Definition
beginning to show signs of old age
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Adversary
 Definition
opponent
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Allude
 Definition
to hint at
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Clamorous
 Definition
vociferous
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Semicentennial
 Definition
every 50 yerars
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Conference
 Definition
consultation
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Stringent
 Definition
rigid, constricted
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Definitive
 Definition
conclusive
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Aver
 Definition
affirm to be true
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Uxoricide
 Definition
the act of killing one's wife
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Obliterate
 Definition
to erase
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Travesty
 Definition
a bad or grotesque imitation
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Impart
 Definition
give a portion to
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Impart
 Definition
give a portion to
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Indeterminate
 Definition
vague
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Perfidy
 Definition
treachery
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sui generis
 Definition
unique
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Luminary
 Definition
notable person
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Precarious
 Definition
dangerous, risky
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Lineage
 Definition
descent from a common ancestor
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Mollification
 Definition
appeasement
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Docile
 Definition
easy to teach
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Sorority
 Definition
sisterhood
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Fervid
 Definition
zealous
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Congeries
 Definition
miscellaneous collection
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Matriarchy
 Definition
society ruled by mother or women
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Bellipotent
 Definition
mighty in war
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Compendium
 Definition
summary
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Paternal
 Definition
fatherly
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Homo Sapien
 Definition
human being
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Aggravate
 Definition
to make worse
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Fraternal
 Definition
brotherly
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Genesis
 Definition
origin
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Conjecture
 Definition
surmise, guess
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Regalia
 Definition
paraphernalia of royalty
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Amanuensis
 Definition
secretary
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Formulate
 Definition
devise
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Corpulent
 Definition
obese
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Affluent
 Definition
wealthy
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Victor
 Definition
conqueror
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Ambience
 Definition
environment
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Prevalent
 Definition
widespread
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Inaudible
 Definition
incapable of being heard
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Opportune
 Definition
favorable
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Complacence
 Definition
self-satisfaction
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Agenda
 Definition
things to be done
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Primacy
 Definition
state of being first
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Paramour
 Definition
illicit lover
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Inflexible
 Definition
unalterable
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Firmament
 Definition
heavens
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Sanguine
 Definition
color of blood, optimistic
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Aberrant
 Definition
atypical, unusual
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Emit
 Definition
send out
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Deodorize
 Definition
eliminate offensive odors
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Tactile
 Definition
pertaining to touch
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Lingo
 Definition
strange or incomprehensible language
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