11Th Grade Vocab Penncrest Hs

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AMOR

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love

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EQUI

Back 2

equal, just

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ANN

Back 3

year

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RAT

Back 4

to think

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TRIT

Back 5

to rub, to wear away

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CEDE

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to go

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SPIC, SPEC

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to see, look

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SYN, SYM

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with

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BELLI

Back 9

war

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PUNCT

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to pierce

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QUISIT

Back 11

seek or inquire

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PED

Back 12

child

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ORAT

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mouth, to speak

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FLAGR

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to burn

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PEND

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to hang

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METR

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to measure

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PAN

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all, complete

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ORDIN

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order, rank

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DOC

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to teach

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PULS, PELL

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to drive

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impulsive

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(adj.) acting on impulse rather than thought

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impel

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(v.) to urge to action; to drive forward

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indoctrinate

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(v.) to teach to accept a system ofthought uncritically

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docile

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(adj.) teachable; tractable

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inordinate

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(adj.) excessive;immoderate

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subordinate

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(n.) state ofbeing inferior or subservient

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panacea

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(n.) a universalcure

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pandemonium

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(n.) any placecharacterized by uproar and noise; wild uproar or noise

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telemetry

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(n.) the scienceand technology of automatic measurement and transmissionof data by wire, radio, or other means from remotesources

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diametrical

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(adj.) exactly opposite; contrary

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impending

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(adj.) likely or due to happensoon; imminent

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append

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(v.) to add as a supplement; to attach to

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inflammatory

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(adj.) arousing strong emotion

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conflagration

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(n.) a large and destructive fire

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oratory

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(n.) the art ofpublic speaking; rhetoric

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oracle

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(n.) a shrine for theworship of a prophetic god

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pedagogy

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(n.) the art or profession of teaching

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pediatrics

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(n.) branch of medicine dealing withinfants and children

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prerequisite

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(adj.) necessary

(n.) a required, prior condition

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query

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(n.) a question; an inquiry

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poignant

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(adj.) appealing tothe emotions; touching

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pungent

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(adj.) having asharp, acrid taste or smell

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bellicose

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(adj.) warlike inmanner

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antebellum

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(adj.) prior tothe Civil War

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asymmetrical

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(adj.) lacking balance

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synonymous

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(adj.) expressing asimilar meaning

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conspicuous

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(adj.) attracting attention

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introspective

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(adj.) given to contemplation of one's ownfeelings

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antecedent

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(n.) that which precedes

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precedent

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(n.) an event that may be used in dealing with later events (lit. "to gobefore")

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attrition

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(n.) a wearingaway by friction; a reduction in number or strength

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trite

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(adj.) overused and commonplace; "worn"by use

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rationalize

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(v.) to make a circumstance conform toreason; to justify one's own behavior incorrectly

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ratify

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(v.) to approve and so make valid

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perennial

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(adj.) lasting or active through a year, ormany years

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annuity

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(n.) the annual payment of an allowance or income

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equanimity

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(n.) the characteristic of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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inequitable

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(adj.) unfair; unjust

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paramour

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(n.) a lover, of either sex

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amicable

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(adj.) friendly; peaceable