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English
9th Grade
12/23/2010

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Term
Acquit (verb)
Definition

to free or clear from charge or accusation.

 

Gianna trys to acquit certain things so she wont get introuble.

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Bellicose (adj)
Definition

warlike in manner or temperament.

 

I was watching a history movie and it was Bellicose.

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Cantankerous (adj)
Definition

ill-tempered, quarrelsome, or disagreeable.

 

Alot of the times Sabrina cantakerous when i want to do something and she doesnt want to do it.

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Dilligent (adj)
Definition

hard-working.

 

In school i used to be dilligent now i am lacking a little bit.

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Exonerate (verb)
Definition

to free from blame.

 

Ashley likes to exonerate alot because she doesnt want to get introuble.

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Feign (verb)
Definition

to pretend or give a false appearance.

 

There are so many girls in the school who are feign.

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Garrulous (adj)
Definition

talkative or wordy.

 

When im with my friends i am gerrulous. But in school i am shy.

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Haughty (adj)
Definition

having or showing arrogant superiority.

 

My mom likes to show Haughtyness.

 

 

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Impoverished (adj)
Definition

poverty- stricken ; destitude.

 

Alot of people in Africa have impoverished.

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Imbibe (verb)
Definition

to recieve and absorb into the mind, conceive.

 

I have trouble imbibing things in school.

 

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Lucrative (adj)
Definition

producing wealth or profit.

 

Jordys father has lucratived. He owns his own business.

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Malevolent (adj)
Definition

having or exibiting ill- will.

 

When i saw the movie the Musieum the guy the worked their was malevolent.

 

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Nocturnal (adj)
Definition

relating to or occuring in the night.

 

When im with people i look at the stars at night and i just stare at them.

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Obscure (adj)
Definition

not clearly understood or expressed.

 

When my cousins come from Italy to the United States they obsure english. Because they dont speak it.

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Panorama (noun)
Definition

an unbroken view of an entire area ; a mental vision of series of events.

 

When life is like a mirror. It can be  Panorama.

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Reconcile (verb)
Definition

to settle or ressolve.

 

Me and Jordy like to Reconcile things so then nothing bad happens and we stay together longer.

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Serene (adj)
Definition

calm and peaceful.

 

Yoga makes you serene because all you do is streching and relaxing.

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Tedious (adj)
Definition

tiresome because of length or dullness.

 

Eventually my old friend became tedious because this boy made her all depressed.

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Versatile (adj)
Definition

capable or changing or fluctuating readily.

 

Alot of the  times my friends Sabrina and Jonas are versatile because they keep breaking up and going back together.

 

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Wince (verb)
Definition

to shrink or flinch as if in pain or distress.

 

When Rebecca borrowed my shirt i have to telll her to wince it because it was too big on me.

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