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Finals Semester 1
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English
10th Grade
12/11/2010

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ideology
Definition
a system of social or political ideas
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specious
Definition
deceptively plausible or attractive
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affinity
Definition
sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
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verbose
Definition
using too many words; no succinct; circumlocutory
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slander
Definition
to speak badly about someone publicly
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nihilism
Definition
the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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trepidation
Definition
fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
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bemused
Definition
confused; bewildered
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squander
Definition
to waste
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condescend
Definition
to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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petulant
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rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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egocentric
Definition
selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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altruism
Definition
selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others
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apocryphal
Definition
of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious
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copious
Definition
abundant; plentiful
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facetious
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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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virtuoso
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a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
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pejorative
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negative; disparaging
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eclectic
Definition
choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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egalitarian
Definition
believing in the social economic equality of all people
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pretentious
Definition
ostentatious; showy
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hackneyed
Definition
overused; trite; stale
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recant
Definition
to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error
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blasphemy
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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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rudimentary
Definition
basic; crude; unformed or underdeveloped
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cerebral
Definition
brainy; intellectually refined
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tenuous
Definition
flimsy; extremely thin
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zealous
Definition
enthusiastically devote to something; fervent
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ostentatious
Definition
excessively conspicuous; showing off
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ostentatious
Definition
excessively conspicuous; showing off
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stringent
Definition
strict; restrictive
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animosity
Definition
resentment; hostility; ill willed
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secular
Definition
having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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hierarchy
Definition
an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order
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precipitous
Definition
steep
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benefactor
Definition
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
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auspicious
Definition
favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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agnostic
Definition
one who believe that the existence of a god can neither be proven or disproven
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brevity
Definition
briefness
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gesticulate
Definition
to make gestures, especially when speaking or in the place of speaking
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farcical
Definition
absurd; ludicrous
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wistful
Definition
yearning; sadly longing
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vapid
Definition
without liveliness; dull; spiritless
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usurp
Definition
to seize wrongfully
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enigma
Definition
a mystery
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amorous
Definition
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love
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censure
Definition
to condemn severely for doing something bad
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belabor
Definition
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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