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Wordly Wise Book 8 Lists 1-6
All words from book 8 from lists 1-6
106
Language - English
10th Grade
12/06/2009

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Acetic 
Definition
of vinegar
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Clandestine 
Definition
secret 
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cosmic
Definition

of the universe

vast

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devolve
Definition
transfer
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effete 
Definition
friendly 
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ensemble 
Definition

matched outfit

working closely

a group of musicians 

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exhume
Definition

dig up

revive

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fusillade
Definition
firing of shots
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infraction 
Definition
breaking of a rule
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lapidary 
Definition
cutter of precious stones 
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mace 
Definition

ceremonial staff

spiked war club

powdered nutmeg husk

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meretricious 
Definition
cheaply showy
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opulent 
Definition
luxurious 
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paregoric 
Definition
pain killing
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Refractory 
Definition

unruly 

unresponsive to treatment 

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tactile 
Definition
from the sense of touch
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tocsin 
Definition
alarm bell
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tribulation 
Definition
suffering 
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animalcule
Definition
microscopic life form
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collateral
Definition

security for a loan

of a separate line of descent 

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defray 
Definition
pay
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disconsolate
Definition
very sad
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emeritus 
Definition
who has retired but keeps his or her rank
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equable
Definition
unchanging 
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fomen
Definition
stir up
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impeach 
Definition

charge with a crime

raise doubts concerning

 

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insipid 
Definition
uninspiring
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lariat
Definition
rope used to catch cattle and horses 
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maestro 
Definition
master musician 
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meteoric swift 
Definition
of shooting stars 
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oscillate 
Definition
swing back and forth 
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parole 
Definition
early release from prison 
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rheumy 
Definition
watering 
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temporize 
Definition

stall for time

act merely to suit the immediate moment 

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trajectory 
Definition
curved path 
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vibrant 
Definition

energetic 

rich

quivering 

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asphyxiate 
Definition
make unconscious by off the supply of oxygen
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cornucopia 
Definition
horn of plenty 
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desist
Definition
inexhaustible 
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effeminate 
Definition
woman like
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empathy 
Definition
a feeling of sharing another's emotions 
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evanescent 
Definition

fleeting

delicate

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frieze 
Definition
ornamental band on the wall
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indite
Definition

write

compose 

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itinerary

 

Definition
planned route 
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lien
Definition
legal claim to a debtor's property
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maxim 
Definition
concisely-stated rule of conduct
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motif 
Definition
theme 
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palfrey
Definition
riding horse
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phalanx
Definition
massed group 
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svelte 
Definition

gracefully slender

sophisticated 

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tertiary 
Definition
third in importance 
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trenchant 
Definition
vigorously 
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abortive 
Definition
unsuccessful 
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anomalous 
Definition
irregular 
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captious 
Definition

unduly critical

argumentative 

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coadjutir 
Definition
assistant 
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disjointed 
Definition
disconnected 
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educe
Definition
arrive at
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empirical 
Definition
based on observation 
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exculpate 
Definition
free from blame
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firmament 
Definition
dome of the sky
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iridescent 
Definition
of changing colors
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macerate 
Definition

soften in a liquid 

sunburned 

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mores 
Definition
customs 
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norm 
Definition
standard applied 
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optimum 
Definition
most favorable 
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probity 
Definition
honesty 
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rostrum 
Definition
platform used for speechmaking 
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turpitude 
Definition
vileness of conduct 
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Accolade 
Definition
award of merit 
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antipathy 
Definition
dislike
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carmine
Definition
red
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coalesce 
Definition
come tohether
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dissimulate 
Definition
hide ones true feelings
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egotism 
Definition
having to high an opinion of oneself 
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erupt 
Definition
burst forth
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eruption 
Definition
skin rash 
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felicitous 
Definition

pleasingly appropriate 

delightful 

 

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inflect 
Definition

changing the pitch of 

change the form of

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jurist
Definition
expert on law
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meanders 
Definition

winds back and forth

saunter 

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nemesis 
Definition

revenging agent 

just punishment 

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novitiate 
Definition

beginner

probationary period in a religious order 

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outmoded
Definition
outdated 
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protocol
Definition

diplomatic etiquette 

original draft of a document 

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specious 
Definition
seemingly true but actually false 
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vernacular 
Definition
everyday speech 
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agenda 
Definition
list of things to be done at a meeting
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apoplectic 
Definition
paralyzed from a burst blood vessel in the brain
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circumspect
Definition
cautious 
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denude
Definition
strip everything from
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dote
Definition

be overly fond of 

foolish age

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emote
Definition
express emotions dramatically 
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exacerbate 
Definition
worsen 
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fey
Definition

playful

of impending death 

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insatiable 
Definition
always wanting more
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laity 
Definition
religious group apart from clergy 
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mordant 
Definition

biting 

chemical that makes a dye permanent 

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neuter 
Definition
neither male nor female 
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opprobrium 
Definition
disgrace 
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precipitous 
Definition
steep
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reinstate 
Definition
restore to a former position 
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throes 
Definition
violent anguish 
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vicissitudes 
Definition
changes of fortune 
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