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VOCAB FINAL
105 vocab words
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Language - English
9th Grade
12/11/2008

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Term
peripheral
Definition

pertaining to, the periphery

(behind you) 

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pragmatic
Definition

pertaning to a particular

point of view

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prolific
Definition
producing offspring
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quandry
Definition

a state of perplexity

esp, as to what to do 

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quixotic
Definition
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
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rancor 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Definition

bitter, rankling resentment

or ill will 

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recalcitrant 
Definition

resenting authority or

control 

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reticent

 

Definition

disposed to be silent or not to

dpeak freely

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spurious
Definition

not genuine, authentic,

or true 

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squalid
Definition

fouls or repulsive,as from

 lack of care or cleanliness 

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surreptitious
Definition
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"
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taciturn
Definition

inclined to silence

reserved in speach 

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tawdry 
Definition
showy or cheap
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tenet
Definition

an opinion, principle, ect.

held true by members of a profession 

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trepidation
Definition
tremulous fear, alarm,
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aberration
Definition

departing from right or usually

path 

Term
acequiesce
Definition

to accent tactifly, w/o

protest

 

Term
affinity
Definition
a natural liking for
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alleviate
Definition
to make easier to endure
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assuage
Definition
to make milder or less severe
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autonomy
Definition

independecne or freemoe

will of actions 

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capricious
Definition

erratic

don't know wahts gonna

happen 

Term
clemency
Definition
act or deed showing mercy
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colloquial
Definition

pertaining to words or expersions

more sutiable for speech not writting 

Term
debilitate
Definition
to make weak
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descrate
Definition

to remove consercration

from a person or object 

Term
diatribe
Definition

a bitter, sharply abusive attack

or criticism

Term
didactic
Definition
ment for instruction
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dogmatic
Definition

asserting oppions,

opionated 

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ecletic
Definition

selecting from

various sources 

Term
enigma
Definition

weird, puzzling inexplicable

occurance 

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equivocate
Definition

to avoid making or giving

a direct answer 

Term
esoteric
Definition

ment for onlay the select

few who have special knowldge or intreast  

Term
fortuitous
Definition

happening or

produced by chance 

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furtive
Definition
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"
Term
gratuitous
Definition

given done ect., w/o

charge or payment 

Term
iconoclast
Definition

breakor or destroyer of imiages

esp. religous  

Term
incipient
Definition
begining to exist or appear
Term
laconic
Definition

using few words

expressing much in few words

 

Term
latent
Definition
present but not visable
Term
mitigate
Definition

to lessen in fource

or intensity 

Term
partisan
Definition

adherent or supporter of a

person, party, or group 

Term
perfidy
Definition
deliberate breach of faith or trust
Term
untenable
Definition
incapable of being defended
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vacillate
Definition

to wavier in mind

or opinion 

Term

vitrolic

Definition
something sever in

effect, as criticism

Term
wanton
Definition

done, shown, used

unjustifiably 

Term
zenith
Definition

highest point

or state  

Term
zealot
Definition

devoted to cause

or object 

Term
altruistic
Definition

unselfishly concerned for or

decvoted to welfare of others 

Term
austere
Definition

stern in manner or apperence

(usually not compliment) 

Term
blithe
Definition

joyous, merry, gay in

disposition 

Term
cache
Definition
a hiding place
Term
callous
Definition
to harden
Term
caustic
Definition

severly critical or

sarcasitc  

Term
censure
Definition

strong expression

of disapproval 

Term
conciliatory
Definition
to win over
Term
cryptic
Definition

mysterious in meaning

puzzling

 

Term
delineate
Definition

to trace the

outline of  

Term
demeanor
Definition

conduct behavior

disposition 

Term
disparage
Definition

to speak or treat slightingly

depreciate, belittle 

Term
expedient
Definition

tending to promote some

proposed or desired object 

Term
galvanize
Definition

to startle into sudden

activity; stimulate 

Term
guile
Definition

crafty or artful

deception 

Term
inadvertent
Definition
unintentional
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incorrigible
Definition

bad beyond

reform 

Term
insipid
Definition
dull; w/o intreasting qualities
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ingratiate
Definition

to establish in the favor

of good graces of others 

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lucid
Definition

easily understood

comprehensible 

Term
meticulous
Definition

showing extreme care

about small details 

Term
morose
Definition

gloomily or sullenly

ill-humored 

Term
officious
Definition

agressive in offering

one's unrequested/unwanted services 

Term
opulent
Definition
richly supplied; abundant or plentiful
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parsimonious
Definition
frugal or stingy
Term
piety
Definition

reverence for

God 

Term
precocious
Definition

pretaining to uncharacteristically

early development (esp. in maturity) 

Term
raze
Definition
to scrape off
Term
rejuvenate
Definition

to make young

again 

Term
relegate
Definition

to send or cosighn to inferior

position or place (assign jobs) 

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repudiate
Definition

to reject as haing no authority

 

Term
rescind
Definition

to revoke, repel

to take back 

Term
resilient
Definition

sprinking back

rebounding 

Term
scoff
Definition

an expression of mockery

doubt 

Term
scrupulous
Definition

having or showing strict

regard for what one considers right 

Term
seren
Definition

calm, precful,

tranquil 

Term
substantiate
Definition

to establish by proof

or complient evidence 

Term
superfluous
Definition

more than enough,

over abundant, extra 

Term
tirade
Definition

a prolonged outburst of bitter,

outspoken denunciation 

Term
unequivocal
Definition

clear, having only 1 posiable

meaning or interpretation 

Term
urbane
Definition

reflecting elegance,

sophistication 

Term
utopian
Definition

founded upon or involving

idealized perfection 

Term
viable
Definition

capable  of

living 

Term
vicarious
Definition

taking the place of another person

or thing, serving as a substitute 

Term
volatile
Definition
evaporating rapidly, changing
Term
voracious
Definition

craving or consuming large quanities

of food 

Term
waive
Definition

to give up

forgo 

Term
whet
Definition
to sharpen
Term
writhe
Definition

to twist the body about

or squirm in pain 

Term
abstinence
Definition
refraing from something
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aesthetic
Definition

pertaining to sense of beauty

(only looking at outside not inside) 

Term
aloof
Definition

at a distance, esp. in feeling

or interest, apart 

Term
analogous
Definition

having similartes,

coparing things

Term
apocryphal
Definition

douting authorship

or authenticity 

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