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Vocab G13
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Language - English
11th Grade
03/30/2009
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abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand
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affront
 Definition
an open insult
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canard
 Definition
a false rumor
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captious
 Definition
carping, nagging
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cognizant
 Definition
aware of everything
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contrite
 Definition
remorseful, rueful
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cynosure
 Definition
the center of attraction
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decorous
 Definition
well behaved
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deign
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to condescend, stoop
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efficacy
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effectiveness, potency
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engender
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to bring into existence
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ethereal
 Definition
light, airy, delicate
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facade
 Definition
a surface appearance
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ghoulish
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monstrous, fiendish
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incongruous
 Definition
unsuitable, incompatible
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machination
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plot, scheme
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize, entrance
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opprobrium
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dishonor, shame
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putative
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supposed, presumed
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desiccated
 Definition
dried out
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