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Vocabulary-IV
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51
Language - English
11th Grade
09/23/2010

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Aesthetic
Definition
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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Anachronistic
Definition
The representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period
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Archaic
Definition
Characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated, old
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Aural
Definition
Of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
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Austere
Definition
Without decoration; strict
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Banal
Definition
Drearily commonplace, predictable, trite
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Cacophany
Definition
Discordant, unpleasant noise
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Clandestine
Definition
Done secretively, especially to deceive, surreptitious
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Dearth
Definition
Scarce supply; lack
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Debacle
Definition
Disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco
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Debilitate
Definition
Impar the strength of; weaken
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Dilatory
Definition
Habitually late
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Diligent
Definition
Marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
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Dirge
Definition
A funeral hymn or lament
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Eclectic
Definition
Made up of a variety of sources or styles
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting for only a brief time
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Extraneous
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Irrelevant; inessential
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Hackneyed
Definition
Worn out through overuse; trite
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Incongruous
Definition
Lacking in harmony; incompatible
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Ingenuous
Definition
Lacking in cunning; guile, or worldiness
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Insipid
Definition
Uninteresting; unchallenging, lacking taste or savor
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Juxtapose
Definition
To place side by side, especially by for comparison or contrast
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Maverick
Definition
ONe who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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Mercenary
Definition
Motivated doley by a desire for money; a professional soldier
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Modicum
Definition
A small, moderate or token amount
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Novel
Definition
Fresh; original, new
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Obstinate
Definition
Stubbornly attached to an opinion or coruse of action
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Onerous
Definition
Troublesome or oppressive, burdensome
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Paucity
Definition
Smallness in number; scarcity
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Portent
Definition
Indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen
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Prescience
Definition
Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge, foresight
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Proliferate
Definition
To grow or increase rapidly
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Prosaic
Definition
Unimaginative, dull
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Redolent
Definition
Fragrant; aromatic; suggestive
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Sonorous
Definition
Producing a deep or full sound
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Soporific
Definition
Inducing or tending to induce sleep
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Squander
Definition
To spend wastefully
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Strident
Definition
Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
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Suberfuge
Definition
A deceptive strategem or device
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Superfluous
Definition
Extra; unnecessary
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Surreptitious
Definition
Secretive; sneaky
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Synergy
Definition
Combined action or operation
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Tangential
Definition
Merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
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Temperate
Definition
Moderate; restrained
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Temporal
Definition
Of, relating to, or limited by time
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Tenacity
Definition
Persistence
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Tenuous
Definition
Havinng little substance or strength; shaky
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Tenuous
Definition
Havinng little substance or strength; shaky
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Tumultuous
Definition
Noisy or disorderly
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Vapid
Definition
Lacking liveliness, animation or interest; dull
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Vigiliant
Definition
On the alert, watchful
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