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Lit - Vocab
quiz 10.18
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English
10th Grade
10/17/2011
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garrulous
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talkative, chatty
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harangue
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a lengthy and loud public speech
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verbose
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wordy
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lucid
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clear, readily understood
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty and the arts
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paragon
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model of exellence or perfection
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ephemeral
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lasting only for a short time, short-lived
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exalt
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praise highly
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cacophony
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unpleasant mixture of sounds
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verisimilitude
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appearance of semblence or truth
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precocious
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unusually advanced or talented at any age
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exacerbate
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make noise, aggravate
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plausible
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seeming right or reasonable
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cantankerous
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hard or irritating to deal with
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heed
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take notice of
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hedonist
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a person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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bolster
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to support, encourage
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redolent
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aromatic, distinctive smelling
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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morose
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gloomy, sad
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deplete
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use up or exhaust
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iota
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a very small quantity
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preclude
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to prevent, inhabit
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fledgling
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an inexperienced person
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latent
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present, but not active
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pretentious
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pretending to be important, intelligent, or cultured
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supplant
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to take place of, esp. by force
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immutable
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unable to change
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haughty
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arrogant and condescending
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capacious
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able to hold much
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incongruous
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out of place
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feign
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pretend, to put on a false appearance
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feign
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pretend, to put on a false appearance
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tenacious
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determined, keeping a firm grip on
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insipid
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w/o flavor, tasteless
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assiduous
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persistent, hardworking
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lethargic
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exhausted, slow
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intrepid
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fearless, adventurous
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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orator
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lecturer, speaker
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transient
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temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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prudent
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careful; using judgement or foresight
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bombastic
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pompous in speech or matter
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inane
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absurd, foolish
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culpable
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deserving blame, guilty
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incredulous
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skeptical or disbelieving
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vindicate
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to free from suspicion
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marred
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ruined, damaged
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