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12th Grade
09/26/2012
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abhor
 Definition
to loathe or detest
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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abstemious
 Definition
sparing in the use of food or drink
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amorphous
 Definition
having no shape
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conflagration
 Definition
a widespread fire
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dupe
 Definition
a person easily deceived
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esoteric
 Definition
known only be a select few
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ghastly
 Definition
shockingly frightful
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hiatus
 Definition
a break or lapse in continuity
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implausible
 Definition
not possible, not imaginable
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impudence
 Definition
bold disrespect or rudeness
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incorrigible
 Definition
not capable of being reformed
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indelible
 Definition
incapable of being erased
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innocuous
 Definition
causing or intending little or no harm
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lamentation
 Definition
an expression of sorrow or deep regret
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lampoon
 Definition
sharp satire
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levity
 Definition
lightness; lacking seriousness
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lofty
 Definition
having great height or a stately manner
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lurid
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greusome, melodramatic, shocking
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magnate
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a person of great influence in a particular field
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methodical
 Definition
orderly, having a system
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miser
 Definition
one who saves greedily
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mitigate
 Definition
to make less severe
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morose
 Definition
gloomy; ill-tempered
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mundane
 Definition
ordinary or commonplace
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novel
 Definition
original, new and different
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ominous
 Definition
signaling something evil is about to happen
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omniscient
 Definition
having complete knowledge
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parochial
 Definition
having a narrow scope
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pastiche
 Definition
piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles
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patent
 Definition
obvious, readily visible
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penchant
 Definition
a strong taste or liking
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pious
 Definition
having reference for a god
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precarious
 Definition
unstable, insecure
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preclude
 Definition
to make impossible
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prevalent
 Definition
in general use or acceptance
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prodigal
 Definition
wasteful
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promontory
 Definition
a high point of land objecting into the sea
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provincial
 Definition
having a narrow scope
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purgation
 Definition
the process of getting rid of impurities
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quarry
 Definition
a large open put from which stone is cut
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quibble
 Definition
v. to make a minor objection; n. a small objection
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raconteur
 Definition
skilled storyteller
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renounce
 Definition
to give up or put aside
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repertiore
 Definition
supply of songs, stories, skills, or devices
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replete
 Definition
gorged with food, sated
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resolute
 Definition
strongly determined
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reticent
 Definition
untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak
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retort
 Definition
v. to reply sharply; n. a sharp reply
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satiate
 Definition
satisfy fully
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sentinel
 Definition
a guard, a watchman
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sobriety
 Definition
being quiet or serious
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solidarity
 Definition
fellowship between members of a group
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep
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spendthrift
 Definition
a person who spends money wastefully
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strident
 Definition
harsh, grating
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stylized
 Definition
in a particular style, often an unrealistic one
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stoic
 Definition
not affected by passion or feeling
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stupefy
 Definition
to make less alert
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superfluous
 Definition
unnessary
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surfeit
 Definition
excess, overindulgence
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suppleness
 Definition
ability to bend easily; limberness
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tacit
 Definition
implied, not stated outright
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taciturn
 Definition
being of few words
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tactful
 Definition
saying or doing the proper thing
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tantamount
 Definition
equivalent in effect or meaning
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temper
 Definition
to moderate, to make less extreme
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tenet
 Definition
idea or belief
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torpid
 Definition
without energy, sluggish
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transcendent
 Definition
going beyond known limits
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trite
 Definition
overused, lacking freshness
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truncate
 Definition
shorten by cutting off
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tumultuous
 Definition
characterized by a noisy uproar
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ubiquitous
 Definition
being everywhere at the same time
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unanimity
 Definition
complete agreement
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unheralded
 Definition
unnoticed or unappreciated
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unwitting
 Definition
unaware
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urbane
 Definition
highly sophisticated
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usurp
 Definition
to seize power by force
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vacillation
 Definition
wavering; going back and forth
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vagary
 Definition
inconsistent or unpredictable action
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vane
 Definition
a device that measures wind direction
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verbosity
 Definition
the use of too many words
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vigor
 Definition
energy, vitality
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vociferous
 Definition
loud
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void
 Definition
to invalidate
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wharf
 Definition
a structure builty to extend from the land out over the water
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wily
 Definition
artful, cunning, deceitful, sly
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wry
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dryly humorous
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zealous
 Definition
very enthusiastic and intense
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