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Unit 8
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 8
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/15/2011

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Term
animosity
(n)
Definition
strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
(n)
Definition
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
(adj)
Definition
fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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commend
(v)
Definition
to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; commit to the care of
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compatible
(adj)
Definition
able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
(n)
Definition
an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
(v)
Definition
to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
(adj)
Definition
old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
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deride
(v)
Definition
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
(adj)
Definition
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
(adj)
Definition
having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
(adj)
Definition
out-of-date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
(adj)
Definition
eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonious
(adj)
Definition
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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quandry
(n)
Definition
a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
(adj)
Definition
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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reprisal
(n)
Definition
in injury done in return for injury
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revel
(v) (n)
Definition
(v) to take great pleasure in
(n) a wild celebration
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stultify
(v)
Definition
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
(adj)
Definition
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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