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Vocabulary 8
Kevin Garcia
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Language - English
12th Grade
02/08/2016

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Term

Aborigine

(Noun)

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Definition

An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers

 

1. Chip was a aborigine, and he was proud of it.

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Abrogate

(Verb)

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Definition

To put an end to; to abolish or repeal

 

1. Jim decided to abrogate his smoking habit. 

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Appurtenance

(Noun)

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Definition

An Item of Equipment: an accessory

 

1.Jeremy has alot of appurtenances when he plays basketball.

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Bivouac

(Noun)

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Definition

A temporary camp or shelter.

- To stay in such a camp.

 

1. The climbers had to Bivouac on there journey up the mountain.

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Cetacean

(Noun)

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Definition

a member of the order of marine mammals  that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises

 

1. Whales are a example of the cetacean.

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Decry

(Verb)

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Definition

To criticize strongly; to denounce

 

1. Many people showed up to decry the new laws.

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Desuetude

(Noun)

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Definition

A state of disuse

 

1. The old wind mill was a desuetude.

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Leviathan

(Noun)

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Definition

Anything that is of enourmous size

 

1. Grendal is an example of soemthing that is Leviathan

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Mawkish

(Adjective)

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Definition

Excessively Sentimental

-Having an unpleaseant, sickly taste.

 

1. Shark is said to have a mawkish taste.

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Misapprehend

(Verb)

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Definition

To fail to understand correctly.

 

Kyle misapprehend the instructions and failed the test.

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Parochial

(Adjective)

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Definition

Limited or narrow in scope or outlook

-Of or related to a church parish

 

1. The new major had a very parochial outlook o things.  

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Purvey

(Verb)

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Definition

To be in business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions,for use

 

Kyles dad is a purevy sales man

 

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Recourse

(Noun)

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Definition

A turning to someone or something for aid

-A source of hekp or support

 

Tim is a big recourse for the school

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Replete

Adjective

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Waive

(Verb)

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