Belue 2Nd 9 Weeks Vocaulary Week One

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animosity

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noun, bitter hostility or open enmity, active hatred

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annotate

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verb
to furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes

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broach

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verb
to bring up a subject for discussion or debate

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brooch

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noun
a relatively large decorative pin or clasp

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cauterize

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verb
to burn or sear with a cautery
to deaden as to feelings or moral scruples

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dubious

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adj.
fraught with uncertainty or doubt, undecided
2. arousing doubt, doubtful
3. of questionable character

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infallible

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adj.
1. incapable of erring
2. incapable of failing, certain

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kleptomania

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noun
an obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need

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leeway

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noun
a margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure

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metaphor

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noun
one thing conveived as representing another, a symbol

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natal

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adjective
of or relating to the time or place of one's birth

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podiatrist

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noun
deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot

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poignant

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adjective
profoundly moving, touching

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potentate

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noun
one who has the power and position to rule over otehrs, a monarch

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retiring

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adjective
shy and reserved, modest

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acidulous

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adjective
slightly sour in taste or in manner

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espouse

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verb
to give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example) adopt

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forego

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verb
to abstain from, relinquish

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gratis

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adjective
without charge

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grill

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verb
to question relentlessly, cross-examine

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hoodwink

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verb
to take in by deceptive means, deceive

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introvert

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noun
one whose thought and feelings are directed toward oneself

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iridescent

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adjective
producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors

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juncture

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noun
a place where two things are joined, a junction or joint

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kith and kin

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noun
one's acquaintances and relatives, one's relatives

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rail

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verb
to express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

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unilateral

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adjective
obligating only one of two or more parties, nations, or persons, as a contract or an agreement

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valid

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adjective
logically convincing, sound, legally binding

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wax

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verb
to increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity

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depredation

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noun
a predatory attack, raid