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WOD words
Vocab words
38
Language - English
8th Grade
10/15/2010

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Aquittal
Definition
(N) a judgement of not guilty
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Aesthetic
Definition
(adj) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

(adj) Aesthetically pleasing

(Adj) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
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Amiable
Definition
(adj) diffusing warmth and friendliness

(adj) disposed to please
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Analogy
Definition
(n) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

(n) an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in other
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Atrocious
Definition
(adj) provoking horror

(adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing

(adj) shockingly brutal or cruel
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Bayou
Definition
(n) a swampy arm or slow moving outlet of a lake (term mainly in Mississippi and Lousiana)
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Callous
Definition
(adj) emotionally hardened

(adj) having calluses

(v) make insensitive or callous
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Cliche
Definition
(n) a trite or obvious remark
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Condescend
Definition
(v) treat condescendingly

(v) debase onself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonarable way

(v) do sometihng that one considers to be below one's dignity

(v) behave in a patronizign and condescneding manner
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Contempt
Definition
(n) a willfull disobedience to or disrespect for teh authority of a court or legislative body

(n) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

(n) open disrespect for a person or thing; lack of respect
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Fortitude
Definition
(n) strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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Insipid
Definition
(adj) lacking interest or significance or impact

(adj) lacking taste or flavor tang
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Judicious
Definition
(adj) marked by the excerise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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Lament
Definition
(n) a mournful person

n) a song or humn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

(n) a cry of sorrow and grief

(v) regret strongly

(v) express grief verbally
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Loathe
Definition
(v) find repungant
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Malleable
Definition
(adj) capable of being shpaed or bent or drawn out

(adj) easily influenced
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Paraphrase
Definition
(n) rewording for teh purpose of clarification

(v) express teh same message in different words
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Pauper
Definition
(n) a person who is very poor
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Plausible
Definition
(adj) apparently reasonable and vaild, and truthful

(adj) given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
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Pompous
Definition
(adj) puffed up with variety

(adj) characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
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Prolific
Definition
(adj) bearing in abundance especially offspring

(adj) intellectually productive
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Prophetic
Definition
(adj) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
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Proximity
Definition
(n) the property of being close together
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Unprecedented
Definition
(adj) having no present
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Verbatim
Definition
(adj) in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

(adv) using exactly the same words
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Wan
Definition
(adj) lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
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Whimsical
Definition
(adj) determinded by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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Posthumous
Definition
(adj) occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
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Zephyr
Definition
(n) A light and gentle breeze
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Aura
Definition
(N) Force emanating from somebody or something; a force that is said to surround people often as bright glow
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Fabricate
Definition
(v) To invent a false story
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Impediment
Definition
(N) An obstacle or something that hinders progress
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Opportune
Definition
(Adj) Fitting or fortunate
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Mediocre
Definition
(adj) Adequate or acceptable, but not very good
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Qualm
Definition
(N) A feeling of unease
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Reactionary
Definition
(adj) Opposed to progress
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Stamina
Definition
(N) Resilient energy and strength
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Zealous
Definition
(Adj) Energetic and unflagging enthusiasm, especially for a cause or idea
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