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Vocab 2
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Language - English
10th Grade
03/27/2008
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censorious
 Definition
highly critical
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censure
 Definition
strong expression of disapproval
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coercion
 Definition
the use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance
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commemorate
 Definition
to honor the memory of
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compliance
 Definition
the act of conforming or yielding
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conciliatory
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making or willing to make concessions
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concise
 Definition
expressing or covering much in few words
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condone
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to disregard or overlook
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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consensus
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majority of opinion or general agreement
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constraint
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limitation or restriction
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contentious
 Definition
quarrelsome
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conviction
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a fixed or firm belief
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corroborate
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confirm
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credulity
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gullibility
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criterion
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a standard of judgement
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cryptic
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mysterious
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cursory
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hasty, superficial
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decorum
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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, etc.
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delineate
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to trace the outline of; to portray in words
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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depravity
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moral corruption or degradation
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deprecate
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to disapprove; to belittle
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deride
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to scoff or jeer at
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despondent
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feeling hopeless or rejected
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deterrent
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something that prevents
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digression
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something that deviates from the central theme in a speech or writing
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