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Level E Unit 8
Saint Ignatius High School Vocabulary
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Language - English
9th Grade
02/14/2011

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animosity
Definition
strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
Definition
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
Definition
fearful or anxious, esp. about the future
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commend
Definition
to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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compatible
Definition
able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
Definition
old and feeble; worn out, ruined
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deride
Definition
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
Definition
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
Definition
having great variety; numberous and diverse
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obsolete
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out-of-date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
Definition
eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for injury
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revel
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to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
Definition
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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