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Semester 2 Vocab (11th Grade) Flashcards

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Panache

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flamboyant confidence of style or manner

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Incorrigible

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bad beyond correction or reform

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Obsequious

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compliant or obedient to an excessive or servile degree

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Anomalous

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not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual

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Idiosyncrasy

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a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is particular to an individual

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Castigate

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to criticize or reprimand severely or sharply

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Scrupulous

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having or showing strict regard for what one considers right; principled

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Delineate

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to portray in words; to describe or outline with precision

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Fatuous

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foolish or insane; silly or pointless

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Inveigle

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to win over by coaxing or flattery

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Penitent

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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing

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Veneer

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a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance

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Extricate

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to free or release from entanglement

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Imperceptible

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very slight, gradual, or subtle

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Progeny

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a descendent or offspring

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Stratagem

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A plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy

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Ambulate

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To walk about or move from place to place

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Reconnaissance

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An inspection or exploration of an area

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Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome

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Blithe

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Without thought or regard; carefree; heedless

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Laborious

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Requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance

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Repugnance

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Strong distaste, aversion

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Myriad

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A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things

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Incognito

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Having one’s identity concealed

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Miasma

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A dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere

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Lambaste

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To reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate

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Antagonist

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A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent

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Munificent

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Extremely liberal in giving; very generous

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Lethargy

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The quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic

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Hoary

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Ancient or venerable; grey with age

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Unscrupulous

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Unprincipled; conscienceless

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Pedagogy

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Teaching; education; instructional methods

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Qualm

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Uneasy feeling; pang of conscience as to conduct; sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness

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Incognito

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Having one’s identity concealed; the disguise or character assumed by the person

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Atheist

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A person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings

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Bourgeois

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A member of the middle class

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Chiffonier

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A high chest of drawers or bureau often having a mirror on top

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Foil

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To prevent the success of; frustrate; balk; to keep a person from succeeding

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Ostracize

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To exclude from society, friendship, conversation, privileges; to banish one from his/her native country

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Sacrilegious

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Guilty of violation of profanation of anything sacred or held sacred

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Putrid

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In state of foul decay; rotten; low quality

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Blase

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Indifferent; bored; unimpressed due to an excess of worldly pleasures

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Digress

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To deviate or wander away from the main subject

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Nonchalant

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Cool, calm, collected, composed

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Boisterous

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Rough and noisy; rowdy; noisily jolly

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Sadistic

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Getting pleasure from inflicting pain on others

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Rile

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Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritation

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Rostrum

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A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

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Pacifist

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Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

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Flit

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Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

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Chafe

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Become or make sore as if by rubbing; feel extreme anger or irritation

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Inane

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Devoid of or lacking intelligence

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Harrowing

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Extremely painful

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Provocative

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Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or controversy

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Reciprocal

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Interchanged or owed to each other; felt by both sides

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Conscientious

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Characterized by extreme care and great effort

57
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Nonchalant

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Marked by blithe unconcern

58
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Hemorrhage

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The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Compulsory

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Required by rule

60
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Lavish

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Very generous; characterized by extravagance and profusion

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Affectation

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A show, pretense, or display; artificiality

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Punctilious

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Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct

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Somnambulate

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To walk when asleep

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Disconcerting

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To upset the self-possession of; ruffle

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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Defunct

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Having ceased to exist or live

67
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Abortive

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Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

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Distraught

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Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict

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Vestige

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A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appear no more

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Turgid

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Excessively ornate or complex in style or language

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Contingency

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An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility

72
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Profusion

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Abundance; lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance

73
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Oblivion

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The condition or quality of being completely forgotten

74
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Saunter

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To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll

75
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Dilatory

A

Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay

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