English 11 Vocabulary

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approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm, to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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coalition

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a combination. union, or merger for some specific purpose

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decadence

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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

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expostulate

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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hackneyed

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used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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hiatus

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a gap, opening, break (in sense of having an element missing)

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innuendo

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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

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jaded

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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

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lurid

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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terribel or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

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meritorious

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

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peevish, annyoed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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prerogative

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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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provincial

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pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countrryside; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a provice or colony

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simulate

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to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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transcend

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to rise above or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

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unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, pliable

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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aplomb

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pise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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bombastic

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pompus or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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callow

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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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drivel

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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth, to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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epitome

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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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exhort

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to urge stronly, adivise earnestly

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ex officio

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by virtue of holding a certain office

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infringe

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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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ingratiate

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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

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interloper

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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

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intrinsic

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belonging to someone or something byits very nature, essential inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

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inveigh

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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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lassitude

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weariness or body or mind, lack of energy

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millennium

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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

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occult

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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, coneal, eclipse, matters involving the supernatural

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permeate

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to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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precipitate

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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture, the product of an action or process

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stringent

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strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

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surmise

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to think or blieve without certain supporting evidenece; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof

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abominate

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to have an intense dislike or hatered for

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acculturation

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the modification of the social patterns, traits, or sturctures of one group or society by contract with those of another; the resultant blend

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adventitiuos

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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; acquired, not congenital

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ascribe

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to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

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circuitous

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roundabout, not direct

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commiserate

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to sympathise with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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enoin

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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

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expedite

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to make easy, cause to progress faster

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espiate

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to make amends, make up for; to avert

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ferment

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a state of great excietment, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work in such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical reaction

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inadvertent

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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

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nominal

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existing only in name, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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noncommittal

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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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peculate

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to steal something that has been given into one;s truse; to take improperly for one's own use

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

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sangfroid

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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of ovethrowing an established government

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tenuous

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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

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vitrolic

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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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affable

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courteous and pleasent, sociable, easy to speak to

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aggrandize

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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

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amorphous

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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

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archetype

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an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example

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aura

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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

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contraband

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

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erudite

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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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goassamer

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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

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infer

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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

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inscrutable

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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

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insular

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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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irrevocable

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incapable of being changed or called back

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propensity

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a natural inclination or predilectoin toward

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querulous

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peevish, complaining, fretful

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remonstrate

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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

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repudiate

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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

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resilient

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able to return to an original shapre or form; able to recover quickly

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retrench

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to cut down, reduce in scope and cost

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reverberate

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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

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sedulous

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persistent, showing industry and determination

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sleazy

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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable