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Vocab 6
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9th Grade
09/07/2016

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Antagonism
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The state of being opposite or hostile to one another
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Ardent
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warm or intense in feeling; passionate
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Arid
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having little or no rainfall; very dry
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Assuage
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to make less burdensome or less painful; to ease, relieve
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Embellish
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to decorate or improve by adding details; dress up
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Engender
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to give rise; to cause; to bring about
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Enigma
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someone or something that is hard to figure out; a mystery
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Menagerie
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a collection of animals that people can view
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nostalgia
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a bittersweet longing for things of the past
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Obliterate
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to do away completely to destroy
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Atrophy
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the wasting away of the body, it's organs or tissue
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Aversion
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a strong dislike for, repugnance
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Equivocate
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to speak ambiguosly in order to mislead or decieve
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Esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group of people
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Eulogy
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A speech written tribute praising a person or thing, especially someone who has recently died
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Obtrusive
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intruding or offensive
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Officious
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to be so excessively forward in offering one's service that one becomes annoying
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Onomatopoeia
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the use or sound of a wordthat immitates or resembles what it stands for or what it describes
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Overt
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not concealed, not hidden; open
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Scrupulous
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conscientious; attentive to details
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