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Vocab Week 2 Words
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Language - English
11th Grade
08/19/2010

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ameliorate
Definition
to make better, to relieve, to improve
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calamity
Definition
a serious event causing distress or misfortune
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contentious
Definition
quarrelsome; causing controversy
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credulous
Definition
believing on slight evidence; gullible
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defamation
Definition
the act of harming or ruining another's reputation
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inculate
Definition
to teach or impress by frequent repetition or admonition
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inept
Definition
lack of competence
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ingratiate
Definition
to make an effort to gain good favor with someone
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licentious
Definition
lacking moral restraint
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malevolence
Definition
ill will or evil intentions
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pallor
Definition
extreme paleness usually related to the face
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partisan
Definition
one who exhibits extreme allegiance to a group or cause
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placid
Definition
peaceful, calm
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quail
Definition
to recoil in dread or terror
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subservient
Definition
excessively submissive
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theocracy
Definition
government of a state by officals regarded as divinely guarded; government by the church
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trepidation
Definition
fear, trembling, agitation
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vindictive
Definition
revengeful, spiteful
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wily
Definition
cunning, crafty; sly
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quake
Definition
to shake from shock or fear
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