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Honors Comp/Lit 10 Vocab Final
Flashcards of words and definitions that will be on the final exam.
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/16/2012
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Term
Malice
 Definition
A desire to harm others
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Dichotomy
 Definition
A diversion into two contrasting parts
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Respite
 Definition
A reprieve
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Resilient
 Definition
Able to recover readily
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Fastidious
 Definition
Attentive to detail.
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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Indolence
 Definition
Disciplined to work
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Trepidation
 Definition
Dread; apprehension.
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Soporific
 Definition
Drowsy.
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Irascible
 Definition
easily angered
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Jingoist
 Definition
Extreme nationalism
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Infamous
 Definition
Having an exceedingly bad reputation
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Astute
 Definition
Having or showing keen judgment.
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Quixotic
 Definition
Idealistic or romantic without regard to practicality.
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Copious
 Definition
large in quantity
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Apocryphal
 Definition
Of questionable authenticity
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Ambiguous
 Definition
open to more than one interpretation
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Germane
 Definition
Related to a matter at hand
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Paternal
 Definition
Relating to a characteristic of a father
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Indefatigable
 Definition
Showing a capacity for persistent effort.
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Paucity
 Definition
Smallness of number.
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Ambivalence
 Definition
the co-existence of opposing feelings
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Vacillate
 Definition
To be unable to choose between different opinion
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Chastise
 Definition
To criticize severely
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Capitulate
 Definition
To give up all resistance
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Subvert
 Definition
To overthrow
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Peruse
 Definition
To read or examine, esp. with great care.
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Extricate
 Definition
To release from an entanglement or difficulty.
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Vilify
 Definition
To speak evil of; defame.
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Digress
 Definition
To stray from the main subject
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