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Semester 2 Vocab (10th Grade) Flashcards

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Antidote

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Something that relieves the effects of poison

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Augment

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To make greater or supplement

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Avarice

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Greed for wealth

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Beguile

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To deceive, to mislead, or persuade with charm

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Blasphemous

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Irreverent, profane, without respect

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Censure

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To blame or condemn

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Cherubic

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Innocent, wholesome, angelic

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Cloister

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To seclude or to confine

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Corporeal

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Relating to a physical, material body; of a tangible, material nature

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Deft

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Skillful, talented

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Affable

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Showing warmth and friendliness; easy to converse with

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Ardent

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Passionate; intensely enthusiastic

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Benign

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Showing kindliness; mild; favorable

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Complacency

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A feeling of satisfaction, especially extreme self-satisfaction; smugness

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Deference

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Submission to or compliance with the will, wishes; courteous regard, respect

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Ant, anti

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Against, opposite

Antibiotic: Substance which works against harmful bacteria

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Man, manu

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Hand

Manuscript: Document written by hand

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Entreaty

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Earnest request or petition; supplication, plea

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Equivocate

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To avoid making an explicit statement

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Flout

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To show contempt for, to scoff at

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Harbinger

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A person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner

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Lament

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To feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret

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Largess

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Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous in spirit

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Laud

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To praise or glorify

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Malevolent
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
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Malice
The desire to do harm or mischief
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Mettle
Courage; spirit
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Apocryphal
Of questionable authorship or authenticity
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Auspicious
Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious
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Blasphemous
Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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Consecrate
To make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify
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Demur
To raise objections or show reluctance; object
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Onym
Name, word | Anonymous: Nameless
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Pon, pos
Put, place, set | Postpone: to put it off until later
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Pernicious
Causing insidious harm or ruin; injurious, hurtful
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Prate
To talk excessively and pointlessly; babble
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Profundity
The quality or state of being profound; depth
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Purveyor
A person who purveys, provides, or supplies
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Quell
To suppress, put an end to, extinguish
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Rancor
Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred, malice
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Rend
To separate into parts with force or violence
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Rue
To feel sorrow over, repent of or regret bitterly
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Scrupulous
Having scruples, showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled
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Usurp
To seize and hold a position, office, or power by force or without legal right
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Approbation
Commendation; praise
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Beguile
To deceive, mislead or persuade with charm
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Capitulate
To surrender especially under agreed conditions; to give up all resistance, acquiesce
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Debauchery
Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures
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Deprecate
To express disapproval of, protest against
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Derm
Skin | Dermatologist: Physician specializing in dermatology or the science of dealing with skin
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Scrib
Write | Scribe: A person who writes
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Anarchy
Confusion, chaos, disorder
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Enfeeble
To make feeble, weaken
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Indulgent
Characterized by being lenient or permissive
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Inure
To accustom to hardship, difficulty, or pain
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Inveigle
To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
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Nondescript
Of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind
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Sedate
Calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement
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Tacit
Understood without being openly expressed; implied
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Extrovert
An outgoing, gregarious person
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Funereal
Suitable for a funeral
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Despoil
To strip of possessions; rob, plunder
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Despondency
Depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection
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Emulate
To try to equal or excel
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Execrable
Extremely detestable, repulsive
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Forbearance
A refraining from something; patient endurance, self control
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Nom, Nem
Law, management, distribution | Economy: The study of the distribution of wealth
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Simul, Simil
Like, similar, same | Similar: Like the original, a copy
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Gullible
Easily deceived or cheated
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Idiosyncratic
Peculiar to the individual; characteristic of a single person
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Implausibility
Not having the appearance of truth or credibility
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Sinecure
A position requiring little or no work
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Sultriness
Oppressively hot; emitting heat
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Forlornly
Ina lonely and sad manner
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Impervious
Incapable of being injured or impaired
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Incarnate
Embodied in flesh; taking the human form
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Incomprehensible
Impossible to understand
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Incongruous
Incompatible with, inappropriate; Containing disparate or discordant elements or parts
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Diffidence
Timidity or shyness
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Disparage
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
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Engender
To bring about or give rise to; produce or cause
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Felicitous
Well-chosen, apt; possessing an agreeable style
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Galling
Irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating
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Phan, Phen
Show, appear | Cellophane: Transparent substance that "shows through"
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Sol, Soli
Alone, lonely, single | Sole: One and only, single
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Latent
Present or potential but not evident or active
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Timbre
The characteristic quality of sound
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Cacophony
A meaningless mixture of sounds
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Precarious
Dependent on circumstances that are beyond one's control; unstable
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Assimilate
To incorporate as one's own; absorb
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Sanctity
The condition of being holy; a sacred thing
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Querulous
Full of complaints
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Opulent
Richly supplied or abundant
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Gaunt
Extremely thin and boney as from great hunger or torture
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Tangible
Material or real and actual
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Docile
Easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive
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Elicit
To give rise to or evoke; to bring to light
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Evanscent
Passing out of sight, fading away, vanishing
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Florid
Having a red or flushed complexion; ornate or flowery
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Impel
To urge or force; constrain or motivate
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Therm, thermo
Heat | Thermometer: Instrument measuring temperature or heat
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Solv, Solu
Loosen | Dissolve: Loosen apart
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Congenital
Exiting at or before birth
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Liability
An obligation, responsibility or debt
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Melee
Confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle between several people
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Reverie
A state of abstracted musing; a daydream
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Sallow
Of a sickly yellowish color
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Garrulous
Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative
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Veracity
Truthfulness; accuracy of a statement
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Obstinate
Not easily controlled or treated
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Furtive
Secret, sly or shifty
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Patronize
To act as a patron to, support or sponsor; to treat in a condescending manner
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Impute
To relate to a particular use or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to
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Irresolute
Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided
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Modicum
A small or moderate amount
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Penitent
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's sins
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Sagacious
Having or showing sound judgment; wise
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Prot, proto
First | Prototype: the first or original of it's kind
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Und, Unda
Wave, flow | Abundant: more than sufficient, plentiful

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