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Midterm Study Guide
Midterm terms
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/10/2011
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abhor
 Definition
to hate: to detest
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bane
 Definition
cause of ruin, harm, or distress
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camaraderie
 Definition
loyalty; friendship
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Ecstatic
 Definition
extremely happy
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abominate
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detest
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barbarous
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uncultured or crude
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canny
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shrewd
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debris
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fragments or litter
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abound
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to be large in number
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bastion
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a strong defense; a fort
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capitulate
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to surrender
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effete
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worn out; barren
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fatal
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causing death
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abstract
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a summary or to remove
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decorum
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appropriate social behavior
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ablution
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a washing; cleansing
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callous
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unyielding; insensitive
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debacle
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a complete failure; total collapse
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fallacious
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misleading; deceptive
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aborigine
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original inhabitant
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barrage
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heavy attack
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debilitate
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weaken
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falter
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stumble
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abridge
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to shorten
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canvass
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to make a survey
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decant
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to pour off (a liquid)
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efflorescent
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blosseming; flowering
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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bedlam
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a madhouse; a noisy uproar
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faze
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to disturb; to discourage
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mania
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madness
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amor
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love
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hydr
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water
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nova
 Definition
new
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brev
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short
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mov, mot
 Definition
move
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phobia
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fear
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dem
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people
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scope
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see
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solo
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alone
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fer
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carry
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tele
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far,distant
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tract
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pull, move
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liber
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free
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volv
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roll
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