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Second Semester Vocab
Second Semester Vocab
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Literature
10th Grade
02/10/2012
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aesthetic (adj)
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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ambivalent (adj)
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opposing emotions
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apathetic (adj)
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feeling or showing little emotion
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benevolent (adj)
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well-meaning, generous
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Candor (noun)
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openness, sincerity
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cogent (adj)
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convincing,fixed or strong belief
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dubious (adj)
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doubtful, of unlikely authenticity
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egregious (adj)
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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exculpate (verb)
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to freem from guilt or blame
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gratuitous (adj)
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given freely, unwarrented
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hackneyed (adj)
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warn out through use
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imperious (adj)
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overbearing
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inherent (adj)
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inborn, built-in
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inveterate (adj)
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habitual, long established
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laudatory (adj)
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giving praise
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mollify (v)
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to calm or soothe
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novel (adj)
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new or unusual
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obdurate (adj)
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inflexible
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ostentatious (adj)
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describing a pretentious display
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paramount (adj)
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of chief concern or importance
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penitent (adj)
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remorseful for one's misdeeds
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pervasive (adj)
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dispersed throughout
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conviction (noun)
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fixed or strong belief
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plausible (adj)
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seemingly valid or credible
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rancor (noun)
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bitter resentment or ill will
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spurious (adj)
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not genuine, false
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stoic (adj)
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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superfluous (adj)
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extra, unnecessary
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tenuous (adj)
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having little substance or strength
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transitory (adj)
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short lived, temporary
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Sententious
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adj, short lived and temporary
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deference
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noun, yielding in thought
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impassive
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adj, showing no emotion
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brazen
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adj, shameless
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portentous
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adj, scary
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supercilious
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adj, acting as though one is above others
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implore
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verb to plead
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confer
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verb, grant or bestow
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importunity
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noun, persistence in requesting
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convalesce
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verb to recover health after illness
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supplication
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noun the act of asking humbly
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incessant
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adj, ceaseless
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sullen
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adj, gloomy and sad
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euphemism
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noun, a word or phrase substituted for a more unpleasant word or phrase
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pervade
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verb, spread throughout
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impending
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adj, about to happen
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indigant
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adj, feeling or expressing anger or scorn
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incongruous
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adj, out of place in a certain setting
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potent
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adj, very strong
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flourish
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verb to be strong and healthy
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