English 10 Vocab List

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vitality

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noun
the state of being strong and active; energy : changes that will give renewed vitality to our democracy.
• the power giving continuance of life, present in all living things : the vitality of seeds.

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haughty

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adjective ( haughtier, haughtiest )
arrogantly superior and disdainfu

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succulent

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adjective
(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.

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benediction

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noun
the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, esp. at the end of a religious service.

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obstinate

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adjective
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. See note at stubborn .

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exultation

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verb [ intrans. ]
show or feel elation or jubilation, esp. as the result of a success : exulting in her escape, Annie closed the door behind her.

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laudable

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adjective
(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation : laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized.

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insidious

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adjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects : sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms.
• treacherous; crafty : tangible proof of an insidious alliance.

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meretricious

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adjective
1 apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity : meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade.
2 archaic of, relating to, or characteristic of a prostitute.

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ineffable

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adjective
too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words : the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades.
• not to be uttered : the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah.

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dismay

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verb [ trans. ] (usu. be dismayed)
cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress : they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy.

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turgid

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adjective
swollen and distended or congested : a turgid and fast-moving river.
• (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic : some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert.

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ingratiate

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verb ( ingratiate oneself)
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them : a social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the city gentry.

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perturb

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verb [ trans. ]
1 (often be perturbed) make (someone) anxious or unsettled : they were perturbed by her capricious behavior | [ trans. ] they were perturbed that the bank had begun switching some of its problem loans.
2 subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path : nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid.