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Semester 2 vocab
Semester 2 vocab
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Literature
10th Grade
02/12/2012

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1. aesthetic:
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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2. ambivalent:
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simultaneously feeling opposing emotions, uncertain
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3. apathetic:
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feeling or showing little emotion
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4. benevolent
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adj. well-meaning; generous
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5. candor:
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sincerity, openness
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6. cogent:
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adj. convincing, reasonable
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7. conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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8. dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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9. egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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10. exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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11. gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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12. hackneyed
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warn out through overuse; trite
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13. imperious:
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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14. inherent:
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inborn; built-in
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15. inveterate:
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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16. laudatory:
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giving praise
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17. mollify:
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to calm or soothe
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18. novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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19. obdurate:
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stubborn, inflexible
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20. ostentatious:
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describing a pretentious display
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21. paramount:
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of chief concern or importance
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22. penitent:
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remorseful for one’s misdeeds
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23. pervasive:
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dispersed throughout
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24. plausible:
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seemingly valid or acceptable, credible
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25. rancor:
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bitter resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
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26. spurious:
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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27. stoic:
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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28. superfluous:
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extra; unnecessary
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29. tenuous:
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having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
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30. transitory:
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short-lived; temporary
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31. sententious
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pointed; expressing much in few words
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32. deference
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yielding in thought
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33. impassive
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showing no emotion
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34. brazen
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shameless
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35. portentous
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ominous; scary
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36. supercilious
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contemptuous; acting as though one is above, or better than, others
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37. implore
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plead; ask for earnestly
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38. confer
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grant or bestow
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39. importunity
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persistence in requesting
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40. convalesce
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to recover health andstrength after illness
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41. convalesce
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to recover health andstrength after illness
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42. incessant
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continuing without interruption; ceaseless
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43. sullen
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gloomy, sad
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44. euphemism
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a word or phrase substituted for a more unpleasant word or phrase
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45. pervade
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spread throughout; fill
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46. impending
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about to happen; imminently threatening or menacing
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47. indignant
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feeling or expressing anger or scorn, especially at an injustice
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48. incongruous
Definition
out of place in a particular setting or context
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49. potent
Definition
very strong, effective, or powerful
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50. flourish
Definition
to be strong and healthy or to grow well
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