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Vocab 10-12
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30
English
11th Grade
11/12/2008

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Animus
Definition
A feeling of hostility or hatred
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Corpulent
Definition
Having a large, overweight body; obese
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Corpuscle
Definition
A cell in water as opposed to in tissue
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Equanimity
Definition
Quality of being even tempered
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Inanimate
Definition
Lacking the qualities of living things
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Incorporate
Definition
To unite with something
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Incorporeal
Definition
Lacking the material or substnace
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Magnanimous
Definition
Noble of mind and heart
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Pusillanimous
Definition
Cowardly; lacking courage
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Abscond
Definition
To leave quickly and secretly
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Bilk
Definition
To cheat or swindle
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Clemency
Definition
Mercy, especially toward an offender; enemy
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Contrite
Definition
Sincerely sorry for ones sins or inadequacies
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Impute
Definition
To attribute a crime/fault to another
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Iniquity
Definition
Wickedness or sinfulness
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Redress
Definition
To set right; to rectify
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Reprehensible
Definition
Deserving of blame
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Restitution
Definition
Act of returning an item to it's owner
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Vindicate
Definition
To clear of blame by means of proof
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Atrophy
Definition
To waste away; wither
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Debilitate
Definition
To make feeble; weaken
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Livid
Definition
Discolored, as from a bruise; black and blue
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Moribund
Definition
In a condition approaching death
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Noxious
Definition
Injurious or harmful to health
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Pestilent
Definition
Tending to cause death; fatal
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Prostrate
Definition
To weaken or render helpless
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Salubrious
Definition
Favorable to health or well being
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Scourge
Definition
A cause of great suffering
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Unscathed
Definition
Unharmed; uninjured
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Corpus
Definition
A large collections of writing of a specific kind
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