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Vocab Lessons 15 & 16
For English Exam.
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Language - English
9th Grade
05/24/2011

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expedient
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appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal; means to an end
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expedite
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to help or hurry the progress of something; of business, to perform business quickly
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impede
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to hinder; to block the way of
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pedigree
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a recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals
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pedometer
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a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken
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antipodes
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any two places on opposite sides of the earth; something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else
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podiatry
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the study and treatment of foot ailments
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podium
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an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais
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aggression
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the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion; hostile action or behaviour
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aggression
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the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion; hostile action or behaviour
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degradation
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reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity; lowering of moral or intellectual character; disgrace or dishonor
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digress
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to stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside
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gradation
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a systematic progression through a series of stages
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gradient
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an incline or slope; the rate of incline
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ambulatory
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able to walk about; pertaining to walking; a place for walking; an arcade; a cloister
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regress
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to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition
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preamble
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a preliminary statement in speech or writing; an introductory part
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance; hard to manage
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constituent
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serving as a necessary part of a whole; a voter of a district represented by an elected official
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desist
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to cease doing something; to forbear; to abstain(often used with from)
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destitute
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altogether lacking; poverty stricken
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interstice
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intervening space; a chink; a crevice
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obstinate
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very stubborn; inflexible; difficult to control or subdue
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oust
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to force out of a position or place
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restitution
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restoration of a thing to its proper owner or its original state; repayment or repair for injury or damage
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restive
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uneasy;restless;unruly
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stance
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the position of the body and the feet while standing; an emotional or mental attitude
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static
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at rest; unmoving; pertaining to electrical charges
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subsist
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to exist; to be; to be sustained; to live(used with on or by)
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