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Vocabulary Lesson 13 English Ms. Halimi
Vocabulary for English
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Language - English
11th Grade
04/18/2012

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Term
nirvana
Definition
a condition of great peace or happiness
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salutary
Definition

healthful; wholesum

syn: beneficial

ant: pernicious

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despicable
Definition

contemptible; hateful

syn: vile; base ant: laudable; worthy

Term
harlequin
Definition
a clown
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empathy
Definition

an understanding of another's feelings

syn: appreciation; compassion

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brevity
Definition

briefness; short duration

syn; terseness; conciseness

ant: lengthiness

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savant
Definition
a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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obsequious
Definition

excessively submissive or overly attentive

syn: servile; fawning

ant: domineering; haughty

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redudant
Definition

repititious; using more words than needed

syn: wordy; excessive; unnecessary

ant: essential

Term
offal
Definition
garbage; waste parts
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hoi polloi
Definition
the common people; the masses
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sentient
Definition

conscious; capable of feeling or percieving

syn: alert; alive; cognizant

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impinge
Definition

to encroach; to trespass

syn: infringe; intrude

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cataract
Definition
a large waterfall
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animosity
Definition

hatred

 

syn: ill-will; hostitlity

ant: friendliness; congeniality

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