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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
A dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere
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Lambaste
To reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate
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Antagonist
A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent
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Munificent
Extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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Lethargy
The quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic
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Hoary
Ancient or venerable; grey with age
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Unscrupulous
Unprincipled; conscienceless
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Pedagogy
Teaching; education; instructional methods
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Qualm
Uneasy feeling; pang of conscience as to conduct; sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness
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Incognito
Having one's identity concealed; the disguise or character assumed by the person
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Atheist
A person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings
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Bourgeois
A member of the middle class
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Chiffonier
A high chest of drawers or bureau often having a mirror on top
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Foil
To prevent the success of; frustrate; balk; to keep a person from succeeding
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Ostracize
To exclude from society, friendship, conversation, privileges; to banish one from his/her native country
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Sacrilegious
Guilty of violation of profanation of anything sacred or held sacred
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Putrid
In state of foul decay; rotten; low quality
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Blase
Indifferent; bored; unimpressed due to an excess of worldly pleasures
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Digress
To deviate or wander away from the main subject
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Nonchalant
Cool, calm, collected, composed
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Boisterous
Rough and noisy; rowdy; noisily jolly
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Sadistic
Getting pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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Rile
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritation
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Rostrum
A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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Pacifist
Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
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Flit
Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
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Chafe
Become or make sore as if by rubbing; feel extreme anger or irritation
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Inane
Devoid of or lacking intelligence
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Harrowing
Extremely painful
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Provocative
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or controversy
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Reciprocal
Interchanged or owed to each other; felt by both sides
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Conscientious
Characterized by extreme care and great effort
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Nonchalant
Marked by blithe unconcern
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Hemorrhage
The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
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Compulsory
Required by rule
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Lavish
Very generous; characterized by extravagance and profusion
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Affectation
A show, pretense, or display; artificiality
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Punctilious
Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
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Somnambulate
To walk when asleep
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Disconcerting
To upset the self-possession of; ruffle
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Juxtapose
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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Defunct
Having ceased to exist or live
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Abortive
Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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Distraught
Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict
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Vestige
A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appear no more
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Turgid
Excessively ornate or complex in style or language
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Contingency
An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility
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Profusion
Abundance; lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance
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Oblivion
The condition or quality of being completely forgotten
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Saunter
To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
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Dilatory
Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay

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