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Vocabulary 4-6
2nd Quarter Final
36
Language - English
Not Applicable
01/22/2010

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clemency
Definition
mercy in the exercise of authority or power; leniency toward an offender or enemy.
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contumely
Definition
insulting or offensively contemptuous treatment which tends to inflict dishonor and humiliation upon some one; a humiliating insult
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dirge
Definition
a funeral song or lament; any song or poem expressing mourning
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frugality
Definition
the quality of being thrifty; not spending or using unnecessarily
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hiatus
Definition
a break or interruption in something; a gap; a pause
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lapidary
Definition
one who works at cutting, polishing, or engraving gems
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mendicant
Definition
a beggar
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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plagiarism
Definition
the act of stealing and using the ideas or writings of another as one's own
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precursor
Definition
a person or thing that goes before and heralds the coming of another person of thing; one who precedes another in a course of office
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sanction
Definition

authoritative permission for an action

 

penalty imposed to encourage compliance to law

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sinecure
Definition
a well-paid position with little or no responsibility
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agnostic
Definition
one who holds that the existence of God is unknown and unkowable; one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain
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anathema
Definition

a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation; a formal ecclesiastical cure or ban

 

a person or thing greatly detested

 

a curse or imprecation geerally

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caustic
Definition

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action

 

curring or sarcastic in utterance

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criterion
Definition
a test, rule, or standard by which something is judged
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deleterious
Definition
physically or morally harmful
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demogogue
Definition
a leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace in order to obtain power
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epithet
Definition
a name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
a temperament peculiar to an individual; any personal peculiarity or mannersim
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panacea
Definition
a supposed remedy for all diseases or ills
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plethora
Definition
excess; superabundance
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pseudonym
Definition
a ficticious name, as one assumed by an author
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sporadic
Definition
occurring in occasional or isolated instances
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coerce
Definition
to force someone to comply or obey, as by pressure, threats, or intimidation; to effect by force
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corroborate
Definition
to strengthen or confirm by agreeing statements or new evidence
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discomfit
Definition

to cause uneasiness, embarrassment, or confusion

 

to thwart the plans or purposes of

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recumbent
Definition
reclining; lying down; resting
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remonstrance
Definition
the act of objecting or protesting
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renunciation
Definition
the act of formally or voluntarily giving up a claim or title
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replete
Definition
abundantly supplied; well-filled
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reprehensible
Definition
deserving of blame, rebuke, or censure
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reprisal
Definition
forcible seizure in retaliation for injuries received; injury done in return for injury received
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respite
Definition
an interval of relief or rest; a delay of punishment
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reticence
Definition
inclination to be silent
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retribution
Definition
punishment of offenses; compensation
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