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Midterm Vocabulary
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/09/2010
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Ominous
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threatening
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lament
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express grief
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incantation
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words chanted
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neophyte
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beginner
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incredulous
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not believing
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inauspicious
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unfortunate
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imponderable
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difficult to understand
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mollify
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soften feelings
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aver
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affirm
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gregarious
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sociable
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contravene
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go against
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translucent
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semitransparent
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perambulate
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wander slowly
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cacophony
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bad
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loquacious
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talkative
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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acerbic
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sharp
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immutable
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not capable
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sedentary
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sitting
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retort
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reply swiftly
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obsequious
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servilely following
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animus
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one's state of mind
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abase
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to lower
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misanthrope
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person who dislikes
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autodidact
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self-taught person
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introspective
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inward-looking
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ambiguous
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doubtful
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vivacious
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lively
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introvert
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someone who is not outgoing
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epiphany
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sudden insight
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preclude
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make impossible
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistent
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exacerbate
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make more violent
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vacuous
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stupidly empty of ideas
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subterfuge
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evasive dodge
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assiduous
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steadily attentive
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reiterate
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repeat
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euphony
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pleasing to the ear
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contentious
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controversial
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profligate
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recklessly extravagant
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miscreant
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person who behaves badly
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maladroit
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clumsy
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ignominious
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disgraceful
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magnanimous
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showing a lofty and courageous spirit
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anachronism
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something out of place
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stoicism
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the philosophy
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ineffable
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too great or extreme
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bellicose
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demonstrating aggression
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automaton
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person who acts mechanical, robotic
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apocryphal
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doubtful authenticity
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tangible
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touchable
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