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Midterm Study Guide
Midterm terms
45
Language - English
10th Grade
01/10/2011

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abhor
Definition
to hate: to detest
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bane
Definition
cause of ruin, harm, or distress
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camaraderie
Definition
loyalty; friendship
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Ecstatic
Definition
extremely happy
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abominate
Definition
detest
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barbarous
Definition
uncultured or crude
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canny
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shrewd
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debris
Definition
fragments or litter
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abound
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to be large in number
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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capitulate
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to surrender
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effete
Definition
worn out; barren
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fatal
Definition
causing death
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abstract
Definition
a summary or to remove
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decorum
Definition
appropriate social behavior
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ablution
Definition
a washing; cleansing
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callous
Definition
unyielding; insensitive
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debacle
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a complete failure; total collapse
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fallacious
Definition
misleading; deceptive
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aborigine
Definition
original inhabitant
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barrage
Definition
heavy attack
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debilitate
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weaken
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falter
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stumble
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abridge
Definition
to shorten
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canvass
Definition
to make a survey
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decant
Definition
to pour off (a liquid)
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efflorescent
Definition
blosseming; flowering
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absolve
Definition
to free from responsibility
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bedlam
Definition
a madhouse; a noisy uproar
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faze
Definition
to disturb; to discourage
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mania
Definition
madness
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amor
Definition
love
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hydr
Definition
water
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nova
Definition
new
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brev
Definition
short
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mov, mot
Definition
move
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phobia
Definition
fear
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dem
Definition
people
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scope
Definition
see
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solo
Definition
alone
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fer
Definition
carry
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tele
Definition
far,distant
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tract
Definition
pull, move
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liber
Definition
free
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volv
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