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List 12 Vocabulary Words
List 12 for Mrs. Turner's English Class- honors
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English
10th Grade
04/27/2010

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abnegate
Definition
to give up, surrender, or relinquish (an idea, right or belief)
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forsake
Definition
to give up or abandon completely
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frugal
Definition
thrifty; avoiding spending money freely
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gravitate
Definition
to drift or to move toward something
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Guise
Definition
a costume or outward appearance
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illicit
Definition
illegal or illegitimate
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incensed
Definition
extremely angry
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intuitive
Definition
instinctively known; realized without much thought
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irreverent
Definition
disrespectful
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malfeasant
Definition
a person who is guilty of misbehavior or wrongdoing (a criminal)
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Plunderer
Definition
a person who robs or loots or takes things by force
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revelry
Definition
loud or boisterous partying/merrymaking
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sanguine
Definition
confident, optimistic, sure
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timorous
Definition
apprehensive or timid
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vitriolic
Definition
scathingly sarcastic
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impregnable
Definition
incapable of being taken by assault; unconquerable
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indigent
Definition
very poor or impoverished
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maverick
Definition
an independent individual who does not go along with the group; a nonconformist
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taut
Definition
tightly drawn; having no slack
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thwart
Definition
to effectively oppose or to stop
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