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vocab 11
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05/29/2006
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abrogate
 Definition
to cancel, to delare null and void
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ambient
 Definition
surrounding
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asperity
 Definition
severity, bitterness, roughness
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burnish
 Definition
to polish, to make smooth/glossy
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cabal
 Definition
a clique, a small group, cult
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delectable
 Definition
delightful, delicious, enjoyable
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deprecate
 Definition
to put down, to frown upon, to experss a mild disapproval
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desuetude
 Definition
neglect, disuse
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detritus
 Definition
debris, flotsam
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ebullient
 Definition
enthusiastic, elated, energetic
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eclectic
 Definition
drawn from a variety of sources
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emanate
 Definition
to give off
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flaccid
 Definition
lacking vigor, lacking effectiveness
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impecunious
 Definition
broke, impoversihed, indigent
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inexorable
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inescapeable, unyeilding
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moribund
 Definition
dying on the way out, fading out
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necromancer
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a sorceror, wizard, magician
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onerous
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burdensome, oppressive
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rife
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abundant, prevalent
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rudiments
 Definition
basics, fundamentals
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sequester
 Definition
to isolate, to seclude, to segregate
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winnow
 Definition
to sift, to filter
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