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Education
11th Grade
03/16/2011

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Accrue

 

Definition
to grow or accumulate over time
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Annotation
Definition
a critical or explanatory note or comment
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Bedlam
Definition
a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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Covery
Definition
hidden, disguised
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Debonair
Definition
pleasant, courteous, lighthearted
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Dun
Definition
to demand insistenly; pester
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Efficacious
Definition
effective, producing results; effectual
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Equanimity
Definition
calmness, composure; tranquility
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Fortuitous
Definition
accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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Gist
Definition
the essential part, main point; substance
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Gratuitous
Definition
freely given, not called for by circumstance; voluntary
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Imperious
Definition
overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate
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Invective
Definition

a strong denunciation or condemnation,

abusive language

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Motley
Definition
showing a great variety; variegated
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Munificent
Definition
extremely generous; bounteous; liberal
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Procrastinate
Definition
to delay, put off; temporize
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Provocative
Definition
tending to produce a strong feeling; stimulating
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Recondite
Definition
exceeding ordianary knowledge and understanding; esoteric; arcane
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Reprobate
Definition
a depraved, unprincipled person; scoundrel
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Sedentary
Definition
characterized by or calling for continued sitting
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Abstemious
Definition
moderate, sparing; temperate
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Censurable
Definition
deserving of blame or correction
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Contingent
Definition
likely but not certain to happen, possible
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Corroborate
Definition
To confirm, make more certain, bolster
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Denizen
Definition
an inhabitant, resident
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Discursive
Definition
passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling
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Disseminate
Definition
to scatter or spread widely
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Dowdy
Definition
poorly dressed, shabby, lacking smartness and good taste
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Florid
Definition
highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate
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Foist
Definition
to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine
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Gauche
Definition
akward, lacking in social graces; inept
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Heresy
Definition
An opinion different from accepted belief; unorthodox
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Inculcate
Definition
to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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Palpable
Definition
capable of being touched or felt, easily seen
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Perceptive
Definition
having sympathetic insight or understanding
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Pernicious
Definition
extremely harmful; injurious
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Salient
Definition
leaping, jumping; striking
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Satiate
Definition
to satisfy completely, to fill to excess; gratify
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Sear
Definition
to make or become dry and withered
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Specious
Definition
deceptive, apparently good
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Absolve
Definition
to clear from blame; acquit
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Caricature
Definition
a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggered; cartoon
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Clangor
Definition
a loud ringing sound; din
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Contiguous
Definition
side by side, touching
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Cupidity
Definition
an eager desire for something, greed
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Deleterious
Definition
harmful, injurious; detrimental
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Enhance
Definition
to raise to a higher degree, improve
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Enthrall
Definition
to captivate, charm; fascinate
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Extenuate
Definition
to lessen the seriousness or magnitude; moderate
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Implicit
Definition
implied or understodd though unexpressed; inferred
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Ostentatious
Definition
marked by conspicuous or pretentious display; flashy
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Paragon
Definition
a model of excellence or perfection; exemplar
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Paraphrase
Definition
to restate in other words
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Politic
Definition
Prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed
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Prosaic
Definition
Dull, lacking in distinction and originality
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Redundant
Definition
extra, excess; unnessary
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Sanctimonious
Definition
making a show of virtue or righteousness; heartfelt
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Scintillating
Definition
sparkling, twinkling; stimulating
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Winsome
Definition
charming, attractive; winning
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