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Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 5
20
English
11th Grade
01/13/2008

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Delineate
Definition
To portray , sketch, describe in accurate detail
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Acuity
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Sharpness
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Depraved
Definition
Marked by evil or corruption
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Enervate
Definition
Weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble
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Esoteric
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Intended for or understood by only a select few; private
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Fecund
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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation
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Fiat
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Arbitrary order or decree, a command or act of will or ocnsciousness
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Figment
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Fabrication of the mind
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Garner
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To gather and store away; to acquire as a result of effort
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Hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred
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Idosyncrasy
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Peculiarity that serves to distinguish
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ignominy
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shame and disgrace
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mundane
Definition
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs
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Nuance
Definition
slight change or variation
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Overweening
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conceited, presumptuous
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Penchant
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strong attraction or inclination to
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief
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Sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible, but is actually unsound
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Sumptuous
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costly, rich magnificnet
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Ubiquitous
Definition
omnipresent; present or existing everywhere
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