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Engineering
10th Grade
02/15/2009

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acrimonious
Definition
caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
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altercation
Definition
a noisy heated angry dispute
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askew
Definition
out of line
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avouch
Definition
to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that can be proved
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bogus
Definition
not genuine
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callow
Definition
lacking adult sophistication
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chastise
Definition
to inflict punishment on
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compendium
Definition

a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge

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conglomeration
Definition
a mixed mass or collection
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cumbrous
Definition
unweildy because of heaviness and bulk
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deplore
Definition
to feel or express grief
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didactic
Definition
designed or intended to teach
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eclat
Definition
ostentations display
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting one day only or a very short time
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estrange
Definition
to remove from customary environment or associations
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distrait
Definition
apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention
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extirpate
Definition
to destroy completely
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feign

Definition
to give a flase appearance of
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flay
Definition
to strip off the skin or surface of
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gauche
Definition
lacking social experience or grace
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halcyon
Definition
Calm, Peaceful
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hybrid
Definition
an offspring of two animals or plants of different race, breeds, varietys, species or gender
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impugn
Definition

oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

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ingenious
Definition
showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude, or discern
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inveigh
Definition
to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
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jaunty
Definition
sprightly in manner or apperance
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laissez-faire
Definition
a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights
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litigious
Definition
prone to engage in lawsuits
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missive
Definition
a written communication
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nadir
Definition
the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically down from the observer or the lowest point
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opprobrium
Definition
something that brings disgrace
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paraphrase
Definition
a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
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perfunctory

Definition
characterized by routine or super ficiality
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pilifer
Definition
to steal stealthyily in small amounts and often again and again
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prelude
Definition
an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
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propitious
Definition
favorably disposed
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puerile
Definition
Childish Silly
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quixotic
Definition
foolishly impratical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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redoubtable
Definition
causing fear or alarm
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replete
Definition
fully or abundantly provided or filled
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sacerdotal
Definition
of or relating to priests or priesthood
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saw
Definition
Maxim, Proverb
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sidle
Definition
to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance
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squalid
Definition
marked by filthiness and degradtion form neglect or poverty
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supple
Definition
compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
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temporize
Definition
to act to suit the time or occasion
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travesty
Definition
a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
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verbose
Definition
containing more words than nessesary
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vitiate
Definition
to make faulty or defective
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wily
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