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2009 Midterm
Sara's Vocab 2
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Language - English
9th Grade
01/24/2009

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To caution or advise against something: to scold mildly; to remind duty
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Admonish- verb
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n- An opening/ gap/ rupture/ rift
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Breach- noun/ verb
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A bandit/ robber/ outlaw/ highwayman
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Brigand- noun
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Careful/ cautious
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Circumspect- verb
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To seize for the military
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Commandeer- verb
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Clumsy/ hard to handle/ slow-moving
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Cumbersome- adjective
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n- a standing still resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or faction
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Deadlock- noun/ verb
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Scattered fragments/ wreckage
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Debris- noun
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v- to spread or scatter freely or widely
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Diffuse- verb/ adjective
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A difficult of perplexing situation or problem
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Dilemma- noun
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To wipe out
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Efface-verb
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v- to make a mess of;
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Muddle- verb/ noun
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Stubborn/ having their own ideas/
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Opinionated- adjective
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a- lasting for a long time
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Perennial- adjective/ noun
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To incline to before hand
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Predispose- verb
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To let go/ give up
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Relinquish-verb
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v- To save from a fire or shipwreck
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Salvage- verb/ noun
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Sudden and violent but brief
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Spasmodic- adjective
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Not genuine/ not true/ not valid
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Spurious- adjective
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Uncontrolled/ lacking in restraint
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Unbridle- adjective
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To move to another place/ to stop proceedings temporarily
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Adjourn- verb
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n- a citizen of another country
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Alien- noun/ adjective
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Having a pleasant appearance
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Comely- adjective
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To make up for; to repay services
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Compensate- verb
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Loose in ones moral or behavior
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Dissolute- adjective
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Not regular or consistent
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Erratic- adjective
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The process of driving a force out
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Expulsion- noun
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n- a deliberately deceptive movement
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Feint- noun and verb
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Food for horses
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Fodder- noun
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To strengthen/ build up
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Fortify- verb
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Difficult or impossible to read
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Illegible- adjective
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v- to make fun of rudely or unkindly
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Jeer- verb/ noun
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Bring in money; profitable
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Lucrative- adjective
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Average/ ordinary
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Mediocre- adjective
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To reproduce/ increase/ or spread rapidly
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Proliferate- verb
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To conquer by force/ bring under complete control
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Subjugate- verb
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To soil/ to stain/ tarnish
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Sully- verb
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To tease/ torment by teasing
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Tantalize-verb
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Brief and to the point
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Terse- adjective
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Firm/ showing no sign of fear
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Unflinching- adjective
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To make shorter
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Abridge- verb
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n- A follower/ supporter
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Adherent- noun/ adjective
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An angry argument
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Altercation- noun
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Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round chubby face/ sweet and innocent
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Cherubic- adjective
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To pardon or overlook
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Condone- verb
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v- to disagree
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Dissent- verb/ noun
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Famous/ outstanding/ distinguished
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Eminent- adjective
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To drive out by magic
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Exorcise- verb
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To make/ to manufacture/ to make up/ to invent
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Fabricate- verb
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Angry
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Irate- adjective
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a raider/ plunderer
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Marauder- noun
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Excessive fatness
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Obesity- noun
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An extremely poor person
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Pauper- noun
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To steal in small quantities
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Pilfer- verb
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A spilt/ break/ breach
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Rift- noun
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A likeness/ an outward appearance
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Semblance- noun
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To overcome/ rise above
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Surmount- verb
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To bring to an end
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Terminate- verb
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Commonplace; overused/ stale
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Trite- adjective
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To seize and hold a position by force
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Usurp- verb
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To run off and hide
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Abscond- verb
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Approach or admittance to places/ person/ things
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Access- noun
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Lack of government and law
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Anarchy- noun
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Hard to do/ requiring much effort
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Arduous- adjective
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Favorable; fortunate
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Auspicious- adjective
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Favoring one side/ prejudice
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Biased- adjective
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To overcome fear
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Daunt- verb
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To free from complications
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Disentangle- verb
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Determined in advance by destiny
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Fated- adjective
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To mislead by a trick
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Hoodwink- verb
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Not having a life
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Inanimate- adjective
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To burn to ashes
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Incinerate- verb
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Very brave/ fearless
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Intrepid- adjective
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Theft
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Larceny- noun
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Easily influenced
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Pliant- adjective
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Overly self-important in speech and manner
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Pompous- adjective
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A very steep cliff
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Precipice- noun
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To make right/ correct
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Rectify- verb
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n- a temporary relief or delay
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Reprieve- noun/ verb
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To attack with words/ to call bad names
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Revile- verb
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A person who takes part in crime
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Accomplice- noun
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To destroy completely
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Annihilate- verb
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