English 10Th Grade Final Exam Vocab

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ablution

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.(n) a cleansing, especially religious or spirtual

Yoga for some people can be an ablution.

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Accede

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.v. to agree, often at the urging of another.

With a gun pointed to his face, he diceded to accede to giving his money.

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acclivity

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(n) A climbing slope, a hill

The steep acclivity was hard to climb

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adventitious

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.adj. artificial, acquired

The adeventous building lacked traditional style.

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ambiance

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n. enviroment surrounding; atmosphere
I enjoyed the pleasent ambiance of the resturant

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appraise

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(v) to evaluate.

I appraised the value of cars.

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ascertain

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.V. to discover find out

It was difficult to ascertain who the murder was with the lack of evidence

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Assertion

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.N. Something declared or stated positively.

My assertion that i was the fastest man on the earth triggerd people to challenge me.

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attrition

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.(n) A lowering in number

The large attrition of products made them more valuable.

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certitude

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.n. Certainty

I expressed certitude that i got a good grade on my test

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conflagration

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N. A large fire

We made smores in the conflagration.

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Contort

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(v) to twist or bend out of shape

The bike was contorted after it crashed

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contrite

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.(adj) Feeling of regret or sorrow

I felt contrite for not studying for my finals.

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converge

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.(V) To come together, to gather, to meet

The students converged in the lobby.

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decorous

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.(adj) Proper, mannerly

All guests were expected to exhibit decours behavior at all times.

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deracinate

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.(V) To uproot, to remove from ones homeland.

The family was deracinated from the house in ireland.

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desultory

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.(adj) Moving or jumping from one thing to another.

The desultory speech was not orginized.

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detritus

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.(N) Debris, junk

The detritus left from the hurricane was hard to pick up.

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disconcert

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.v. to upset and confuse

Obama becoming president disconcerted many republicans

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dissertation

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.A formal or long paper, written for a degree.

I wrote a dissertation to get into medical school.

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Exultant

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(adj) Marked by great joy or jubliation

The exultant football team was cheered after there super bowl win.

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Florid

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(v) Overly decorated, showy

The florid house was too much.

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fluctuate

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.(v) to change irregularly

My schedual fluctuates every week/

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fulminate

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(v) To attack with words, denounce

I fulminated my teachers for giving us so much work.

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germane

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(adj) related to a subject or topic

Physics in cases is germane to aglebra

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implicit

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(adj) Implied or understood but not directly expressed

I had an implicit agreement with my brother to not fool around near my dad.

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incendiary

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.adj- inflaming, provoking heat or anger

An incendiary device can cause a fire.

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incense (v.)

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.To make angry

Phil had failed his last test, this incensed his pareants.

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incommunicado

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.(adj) Unable or not allowed to communicate with others.

The prisoner was incomunicado at the court.

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Inordinate

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.(adj) to abundant, excessive

There was an inordinate amount of sugar which made it too sweet.

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insinuate

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.(v) To suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion.

I insinuated that joe was strong because he was huge.

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inundate

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.(v) To flood

The free food stand was inundated with people wanting free food.

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lachrymose

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(adj) teary, oversentimental

Lachrymose people are sometimes overly dramatic.

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liaison

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n. intermediary, go- between

I was gonna be the laison for the school press

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ligature

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.n. binding or joining

A ligature connected he two pieces together.

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Luster

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.n. Brilliance, Brigthness

The luster of my ideas are treasured everywhere.

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meander

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(v) to wander, to move without direction

I meanderd in the woods as an adventure.

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Meritorious

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(adj) Seemingly true but actually false

His meritorious statement was beliveble but not true

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metaphrase

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N. The exact translation or restatement.

The english version was a metaphrase of the original.

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Mollify

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.(V) to soothe the feelings of, to appease

I had to mollify my friend by sending him an appology letter.

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munificent

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.(adj) Generous, giving

bob was munificent in his donation to charity.

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Nexus

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.N. the core or center

The nexus of the computer was the hardrive

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precedent

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.n. Tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or descisions.

I set the a precedent for other fowards on the basketball team.

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Remonstrate

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.V. To protest or object

She chose to remonstate rather than reason.

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remunerate

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.(v) to compansate, pay

I was properly remunerated for my work.

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resilient

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.(adj) Able to recover readily, persistent.

The resilient football player spraind his ankle and still played the next quarter.

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rudimentary

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.(adj) Underdeveloped, very basic or simple

The rudimentary football legue was for bigginers who need to develop.

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semantic

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.adj. Having to do with the meaning of words or language.

I judged the message based on a semantic basis, not on its inner meaning.

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seminal

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.(adj) Fundamentally influential; important.

The big bang thoery was seminal in discovering the orgin of life.

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sinuous

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.(adj) Curving or twisting

The sinuous rode was fun to drive on.

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subjective

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.(adj) varrying according to personal or opinion or perspective

The school was very subjective when accepting students.

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suborn

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(v) to connvince someone to lie or commit a crime

I suborned my brother to lie to my mom.

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transitory

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.adj. short lived or temporary

The tornando was a transitory distaster that only lasted an hour.

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trite

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(adj) Boring because of overuse or repetition

The lyrics of the song are trite but some people still like it.

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undulate

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.V To move in a wavelike fashion, ripple

The snake undulates its body in order to move.