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Vocab Sections 4 and 5
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40
Language - English
10th Grade
01/02/2013

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atrophy
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(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away.
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bastion
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(n.) a fortified place, stronghold.
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concord
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(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant.
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consummate
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(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection.
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disarray
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(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
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exigency
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(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency.
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flotsam
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(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people.
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frenetic
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(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
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glean
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(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers.
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grouse
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(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble.
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incarcerate
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(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
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incumbent
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(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of.
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jocular
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(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.
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ludicrous
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(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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mordant
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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh.
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nettle
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(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
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pecuniary
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(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
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pusillanimous
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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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recumbent
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(Adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting.
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stratagem
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(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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acuity
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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
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delineate
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(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially.
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depraved
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(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles.
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enervate
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(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
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esoteric
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(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret.
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fecund
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(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive.
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fiat
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(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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figment
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(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
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garner
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(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use.
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hallow
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(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere.
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idiosyncrasy
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(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
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ignominy
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(n.) shame and disgrace
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mundane
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(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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nuance
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(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference.
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overweening
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(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate.
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penchant
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(n.) a strong attraction or inclination.
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reputed
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(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged
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sophistry
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(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy
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sumptuous
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(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent.
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ubiquitous
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(adj.) present or existing everywhere.
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