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Stalma English
English 2 honors review
37
Language - English
10th Grade
10/17/2007

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abrasive
Definition
causeing irritation harsh
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Acclimate
Definition
adjust to a new climate
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Complacent
Definition
self-satisfied, overy content
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repress
Definition
to hold back; put down or check by force
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vehement
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intense, forcefull, powerful
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alleviate
Definition
to relieve, make more bearable
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antithesis
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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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disparge
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to belitte; speak discouraging of
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Loquacious
Definition
talkative, wordy
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Rescind
Definition
take back, to repeal, cancel
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Stipulate
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to require as a condition of agreement
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asset
Definition
something of value, a resource
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duress
Definition
compulsion by threat, forceable confinement
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innocuous
Definition
harmless, inoffencive
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compassion
Definition
sympathy for anothers suffering; pity
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ruminate
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to meditate, think about at length
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tangible
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capable of being touched; real, concrete
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callous
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emotionaly hardened, unfeeling
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clandestine
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secret, concieled;underhand
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indelible
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not to be ereased or removed, memorible
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allude
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to refer to causually or indirectly
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exemplary
Definition
worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
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placate
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to appease, sooth, pacify
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superficial
Definition
on or near the surface, conserned with or understanding only what is on the surface
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augment
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to make larger or increase
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bereft
Definition
deprieved of or made unhappy through a loss
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fortitude
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courage in facing difficulties
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guise
Definition
an external appearance, cover of mask
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reiterate
Definition
to restate, to make clear
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adroit
Definition
skilled, expert in the use of the hands or mind; skillful
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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feasible
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possible
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impervious
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impenetrable; not affected or hurt by
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jeopardy
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danger
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scrutinize
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to exame closely
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retrogress
Definition
to move backward
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