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Vocab I
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20
Language - English
9th Grade
12/15/2014

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Term
Repudiate
Definition
v.
1. refuse to accept / be associated with
2. deny truth / validity of
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Virtuoso
Definition
n. a person highly skilled in an artistic pursuit
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Lament
Definition
n. passionate expression of grief / sorrow
v. mourn (loss / death)
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Deride
Definition
v. express contempt for; ridicule
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Provincial
Definition
adj.
1. of or concerning a province of a country / empire
2. not knowing / caring about people & events in other places
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Exacerbate
Definition
v. to make (a bad situation) worse
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Acclaim
Definition
v. praise enthusiasm publicly
n. enthusiastic & public praise
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Concede
Definition
v.
1. admit truth / validity after first denying it
2. surrender / yield
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Insular
Definition
adj. ignorant of cultures / ideas / people outside of own experience
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Erudite
Definition
adj. having / showing great knowledge / knowing
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Impudent
Definition
adj. not showing due respect
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
n. a mode of behavior peculiar to an individual
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Mitigate
Definition
v. make less severe / serious / painful
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Innate
Definition
adj. inborn / natural
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Subside
Definition
v. become less intense / violent / severe
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Braggart
Definition
n. person who boast about achievements / possession
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Eclectic
Definition
adj. deriving ideas / systems from broad / diverse sources
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Laud
Definition
praise (person / achievement) highly
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Conciliatory
Definition
adj. intended / likely to placate / pacify
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Relegate
Definition
v. consign / dismiss to an inferior rank / position
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