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Midterm Vocab terms
the vocab words for the final
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English
11th Grade
01/25/2010

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Gregarious
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you are fond of the company of others sociable
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Guile
Definition
insidious, cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception
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Harbinger
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a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another, also anything that foreshadows an upcoming event
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Judicious
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using or showing judgment as to action or practical expedience. also means to be desecrate
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Kindle
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to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning
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Lackadaisical
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without interest vigor or determination also means listless lethargic and lazy
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imminent
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likely to occur at any moment; impending
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Abstemious
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sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
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Acquiesce
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to submit or comply silently or without protest
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Alacrity
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cheerfull, readiness, promptness
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Apathy
Definition
lack of interest or concern
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Arbitrary
Definition
due to individual will, or judgment
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Baneful
Definition
destructive
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Beguile
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influence by trickery or flattery; mislead
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Beleaguer
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to surround with troubles; more than one trouble
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Brouhaha
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excited public interest, discussion or the like, as in the clamor attending some sensational event
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Cajole
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to persuade by flattery or promises; to weedly or coax
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Charlatan
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a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than they have
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Compulsory
Definition
required, mandatory, obligatory
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Conjecture
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the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient proof or evidence
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Cryptic
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mysterious in meaning puzzling or ambiguous
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Deluge
Definition
a great flood of water or anything that overwelhemed, like a flood
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Devoid
Definition
not possessing or untouched by
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Discernable
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distinguishable and perceptible by the scenes or intellect
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Dogmatic
Definition
asserting opinions in a doctrinal or arrogant manner
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Encumber
Definition
to impede or hinder to hamper, gets in the way
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Erudite
Definition
having or showing great knowledge or learning
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Euphoria
Definition
a feeling of intense excitement or happiness
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Expedite
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to speed up the progress of and hasten
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Extricate
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to free or release from entanglement to disengage
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Fallacious
Definition
containing a fallacy and logically unsound
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Fiasco
Definition
complete failure when everything goes wrong
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Foible
Definition
a minor weakness or failing of character also slight flaw or defect
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Garner
Definition
to get, to acquire to earn
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Hone
Definition
a precision tool with a mechanically rotated, abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions
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Impetuous
Definition
marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
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Incognito
Definition
with ones identity concealed especially to avoid notice
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Incorrigible
Definition
bad beyond correction or reform, unruly and impervious to constrains
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Innate
Definition
existing in one from birth inborn or native
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Insidious
Definition
intended to entrap, or beguile
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