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10th Grade MAV Words Flashcards

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arable

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adjective - fit for plowing, tillable

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conciliate

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verb - to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

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Frivolous

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Adjective - lacking in seriousness or importance

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derision

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noun - scoffing at, mockery ridicule

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Extricate

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Verb - to free, to disentangle

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Impetuous

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Adjective - violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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Insolence

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Noun - insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Paradoxical

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Adjective - something that appears to be false or contradictory but is actually correct

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Sycophant

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Noun - a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

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Vivid

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Adjective - bright, distinct, and clear

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Antiquated

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Adjective - obsolete, out if fashion, no longer usable

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Clandestine

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Adjective - secret

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Cursory

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Adjective - superficial, casual, hastily done

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Enmity

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Noun - absolute hatred, antagonism

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Forbearance

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Noun - patience, lenience

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Garrulous

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Adjective - talkative, rambling

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Industrious

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Adjective - skillfully busy or occupied

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Infamous

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Adjective - having a reputation if the worst kind, notoriously bad

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Oblivion

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Noun - state of being forgotten

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Perjury

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Noun- false testimony under oath

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Adulation

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Noun- extreme praise or admiration

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Burgeon

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Verb- to sprout, to newly emerge

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Culpable

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Adjective- deserving blame; guilty

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Fatuous

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Adjective- foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, innane

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Miser
Noun- one who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money
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Nefarious
Adjective- extremely wicked,evil,vicious
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Procrastinate
Verb- to defer action;to delay
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Transparent
Adjective- quality of being able to be seen through,clear
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Viable
Adjective-capable of working,functioning, or developing adequately
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Inundate
Verb- to flood,to overthrow
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Adversity
Noun- misfortune,unfavorable happening
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Chimera
Noun- a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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Entreaty
Noun- a plea, an earnest request
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Humane
Adj- kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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Indulgent
Adj- lenient, especially toward oneself
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Prattle
Noun- meaningless sound, babble
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Predilection
Noun- preference
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Stoic
Adj- not showing passion or feeling, indifference , impassive
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Summon
Verb- to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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Turbulence
Noun- Wild or disturbing activity
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adulterate | List 2.4.1
Verb-to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt
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avarice | List 2.4.1
Noun - greed for wealth
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coalesce | List 2.4.1
Verb - to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
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desultory | List 2.4.1
Adjective - jumping around, aimless, random
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equivocate | List 2.4.1
Verb - to attempt to like, to mislead, or to hide the truth
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naïve | List 2.4.1
Adjective - unsophisticated; inexperienced
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periphera | List 2.4.1
Adjective - on the edge, not important
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respite | List 2.4.1
Noun - a rest, a delay, a period of relief
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sordid | List 2.4.1
Adjective - filthy, foul
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trifling | List 2.4.1
Adjective - not significant, frivolous
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animosity | List 2.4.2
Noun - harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
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apocryphal | List 2.4.2
Adjective - of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine
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cryptic | List 2.4.2
Adjective - mysterious, secret
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dissipation | List 2.4.2
Noun - wasteful spending, squandering
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edifying | List 2.4.2
Adjective - instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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hedonist | List 2.4.2
Noun - one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
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indefatigable | List 2.4.2
Adjective - tireless, incapable of being fatigued
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interminable | List 2.4.2
Adjective - having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
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portent | List 2.4.2
Noun - a sign or forewarning
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prodigious | List 2.4.2
Adjective - extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size

10th grade MAV (2 decks)

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