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Vocab #6
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/12/2009

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exemplary
Definition
offering an example, pattern, type
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exigency
Definition
emergency, urgency
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excoriate
Definition
to flay, censure, scathingly
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amnesia
Definition
loss of memory
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cumbersome
Definition
heavy, burdensome
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cupidity
Definition
inordinate desire, greed
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cursory
Definition
performed rapidly and superficially
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cynic
Definition
one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest
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hypothetical
Definition
assumed, conceded for purpose of discussion
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amorphous
Definition
shapeless, with no special form
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excruciating
Definition
torturing, painful, distressing
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incubus
Definition
burden born within, something that oppresses
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inculcate
Definition
to teach or impress by frequent repetition
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exiguous
Definition
scanty in amount, small little
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exorcised
Definition
freed from evil spirits
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