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English 10
Vocabulary Lesson #7
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/22/2011

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hiatus
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a gap or break in continuity
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deficit
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a shortfall or deficiency
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prestigious
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having a great reputation; highly respected
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contemptuous
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scornful or disrespectful
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laudable
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worthy of high praise; commendable
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precursor
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something that comes before and signals or prepares the way for what will follow; forerunner;
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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carnage
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massive slaughter
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contending
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struggling in rivalry
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malice
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a desire to harm others
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reconcile
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to restore friendly relations
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stark
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harsh or grim
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boisterous
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noisy and lacking in restraint or dsicipline
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alleviate
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to make easier or provide relief
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stridently
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harsh; conspicuously; loud
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complicity
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association or partnership in a crime or offense (think of accomplice)
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rhetoric
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a grand but empty talk
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speculative
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based on guesses and theories rather than facts
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proponent
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a person who pleads for or supports a cause (an advocate)
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impede
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to obstruct or hinder
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Between my two jobs, I have a ________ of thirty minutes.
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hiatus
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We had a _________ in the rainfall for August this year.
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deficit
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Our Congressman is rather ______________ in South Dakota.
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prestigious
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The student had a ___________ attitude toward the teacher.
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contemptuous
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It is __________ to receive scholarships
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laudable
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The _______________ to the automobile was the horse.
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precursor
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Soldiers _______________ entire villages in a day.
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annihilate
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Hitler often left _____________ in his concentration camps.
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carnage
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The two teams that are _______________ tonight are Watertown and Brandon.
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contending
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Charity is the opposite of ___________.
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malice
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I wish I could ______________ with my sister.
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reconcile
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The look on her face when she saw what we did was ____________.
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stark
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After we won the football game, the boys ran around in a ______________ fashion.
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boisterous
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Tylenol does not __________ a painful headache for me.
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alleviate
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A ________________ voice hurts our ears.
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strident
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The two robbed a bank in an act of ______________.
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complicity
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The politicians are trying to get their party's nomination with a lot of ________________.
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rhetoric
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We are taking a ________________ venture into the stock market.
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speculative
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I am a ________________ of global warming.
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proponent
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I don't want to ______________ your progress of working on your homework, so I will be quiet.
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impede
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