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Vocab. List 1
The first list of vocab.
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8th Grade
09/06/2011

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diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness
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abate
Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.
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augment
Definition
to make larger
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riposte
Definition
a quick, sharp return in speech or action
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misanthrope
Definition
a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
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garrulous
Definition
excessively talkative in a rambling, round about manner, especially about trivial matters
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plaintive
Definition
expressing sorrow or melancholy
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morose
Definition
gloomily or sullenly ill humored, as a person or mood
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taciturn
Definition
inclined to silence
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furtive
Definition
taken, done, used etc., surreptitiously or be stealth
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surreptitious
Definition
obtained, done, made, etc. by stealth
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indignant
Definition
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
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perfunctory
Definition
performed merely as a routine duty
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petulant
Definition
move to or showing sudden, impatient, irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance
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mollify
Definition
to soften in feeling, or temper, as a person
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veracity
Definition
habitual observance of truth in speech or statement
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retinue
Definition
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage
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fastidious
Definition
excessively particular, critical, or demanding
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irenic
Definition
tending to promote peace or reconciliation
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poignant
Definition
keenly distressing to the feelings
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