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Vocabulary Final
Lessons 11+12
20
English
9th Grade
01/09/2007

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acme
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noun: The highest point of achievement
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adept
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adjective: Very skillful
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aptitude
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noun: a.) natural ability; talent. b.) quickness in understanding; intelligence.
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astute
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adjective: having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, and cunning
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finesse
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verb: a.) To achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill. noun: b.) Refinement, delicacy, and skill. c.) subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation.
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painstaking
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adjective: Marked by or requiring great care; demand extended or extreme effort, or diligence
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preocious
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adjective: Showing unusually early development or maturity
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prodigy
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noun: A person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers
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resourceful
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adjective: Effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical
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virtuoso
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noun: A very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist
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idiosyncrasy
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noun: An unusual habit of one particular person
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innocuous
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adjective: Harmless, not likely to offend anyone
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obtrusive
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adjective: a.) unpleasantly noticeable; bold. b.) thrusting out.
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orthodox
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adjective: a.) doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary. b.) Following established faiths and beliefs.
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prevalent
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adjective: Widely or commonly existing or practiced
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prosaic
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adjective: Dull, ordinary, lacking in imagination and spirit
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quaint
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adjective: Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
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rarity
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noun: Something that is very infrequent or scarce
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singular
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adjective: a.) being the only one of a kind; unique. b.) being beyond what is ordinary or usual; remarkable.
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trite
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adjective: Overused and therefore lacking interest
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