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Vocan-Senior Year
Vocab Words
20
General Vocab
12th Grade
10/18/2011

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Acrimonious
Definition
(adj)caustic, biting, arrancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
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Fortnight
Definition
(n)a Period of 14 days or 2 Weeks
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Plethora
Definition
(n)overabundance, excess amount
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Exacerbate
Definition
(v)to increase with severity, bitterness, or violence
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Nonplus
Definition
(v)to puzzel completely
(n) a state of utterly perplexity
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Defunct
Definition
(adj)no longer in affect or use; extinct
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Connoisseur
Definition
(n)a person competant to pass critical judgements in art
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Remonstrate
Definition
(v) to say or plead in protest; objection, or disapproval
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Inundated
Definition
(v)to flood; overwhelm
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Pristine
Definition
(adj)having its original purity
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Panacea
Definition
(n)a remedy for all disease
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Vacillate
Definition
(v)to waver in mind or opinion
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Biquitous
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(adj)existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
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Obsequious
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(adj)Obediance, dutiful
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Harbinger
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(n)a person who makes known the approach of another
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Chapeau
Definition
(n)a hat
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Bloviate
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(v)to speak pompously
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Altruism
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(n)the principle or practice of unselfish concern, or devotion of welfare of others
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Pugilist
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(n)a person who fights with the fists; boxer
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Snafu
Definition
(n)a badly confused situation
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