11th Grade English Vocab (Spring)

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privy

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having secret knowledge of

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feign

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to pretend or fake

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levity

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lack of seriousness or lightly humerous

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revelation

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profound realization

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elation

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profound happiness

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commute

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to travel significant distance regularly

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ennui

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detached boredom, listlessness

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superficial

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shallow, concerned with appearance

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supercilious

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arrogant, stuck up, conceited

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proximity

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nearness or the state of being near to

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wistful

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longing, melancholy, yearning

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effeminate

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having feminine traits

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fractious

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irritable, moody, cranky

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compulsion

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deeply felt, needed or desire

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wan

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pale or lifeless

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incessant

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relentless, continuous

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discern

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perceive or distinguish

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redolent

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smelling of, fragrant, relevant

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ravernous

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extremely hungry

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unscrupulous

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lacking morals or unethical

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pretense

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something faked, false appearance

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commensurate

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equal in measure or extent

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decadent

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declining, decaying, self indulging

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corroborate

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to make certain with further evidence

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cahoots

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secret, possibly questionable partnership

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interminable

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seemingly endless, tiresomely long

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garrulous

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excessively talkative on trivial subjects

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pneumatic

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inflated, filled with air or gas

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fortuitous

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happening by fortunate accident

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pandered

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gratified the secret or sexual desires of

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dissipate

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to clear disperse or break up

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emulsion

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a mixture or fusion of inharmonious substances

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migrant

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worker forced to move in search of work

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listless

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lifeless, lacking spirit, sluggish

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protrude

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to stick out, hangover, jut forth

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insinuate

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to suggest, imply, say indirectly

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zenith

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high point or top

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irrigation

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intentional water of crops by human

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labor

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work

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retrieve

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to bring back, get

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tenant

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a resident who pays rent to a landlord

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remnant

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small piece or trace remaining

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smolder

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to burn at a low but constant intensity

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superintendent

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position responsible for supervision, boss

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detonate

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explode or cause to explode

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fallow

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not in use, dormant, fields plowed but not planted

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petulant

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pouty, whinny, irritable

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truculent

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savage, aggressive

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profit

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money charged beyond

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saunter

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to walk leisurely and unhurriedly

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sidle

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to move sideways in a coy or flirtatious way

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resent

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to feel angry or bitter about

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lither

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graceful, supple, flexible

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sparse

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occasional, not plentiful, infrequent

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animosity

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hatred

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waver

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to go back and forth, be indecisive

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lecherous

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obsessed with sex, horny

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arbiter

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judge, one who decides

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conjecture

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guessing, speculation

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propritor

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owner of a business

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querulous

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whinny, prone to complaining

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ostracism

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rejection, marginalization, exclusion

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arrogant

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conceited, cocky, stuck up

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pinnacle

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high mountain, sheer peak

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plateau

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flat top hill or mountain

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debris

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trash, dust, dirt

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vehement

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intense, forceful or strongly felt

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imperious

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king like, powerful, commanding

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summit

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highest point, peak or top of a mountain

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committee

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a group or representatives who make decisions

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vineyeard

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a field of grapes

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agitate

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to shake stir up, make waves

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sanitary

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clean, hygienic

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elaborate

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complex, complicated, detail

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righteous

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good, morally right, virtuous

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disconsolate

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hopelessly sad, dejected

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dignity

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pride, self respect, worthiness

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unanimous

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being of one mind, agreeing

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defiant

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rebellious, resisting