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Vocab Quiz 1
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Literature
11th Grade
08/20/2012

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admonish
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to warn or reprimand someone firmly, but in a caring way; advise or urge someone earnestly
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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blithe
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merry; carefree
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delineate
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to explain or describe in detail
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depravity
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corruption; perversion; evil
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elaborate
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to expand an explanation; add details to
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epic
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large in scope or size
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glib
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smooth talking; slick
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hypothetical
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based upon supposition; not necessarily real
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impugn
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to attack with words; to accuse of being false
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insidious
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gradually harmful; seductive
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nascent
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recently born or created
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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parochial
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having a narrow view; restricted; local
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prolific
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productive; fertile
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renounce
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to reject past beliefs or actions; repudiate
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staunch
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stop the flow of; firm and steadfast
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submissive
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tame; subservient; obsequious
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vehement
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strongly expressed; powerful
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whimsical
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unpredictable; capricious
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