English 1A Final Exam Vocab

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Alien

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a citizen of another country, foreign

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Altercation

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an angry argument

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Brigand

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a bandit or robber

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Circumspect

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careful, cautious

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Commandeer

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to seize for military or official use

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Condone

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to pardon or overlook

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Deadlock

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a standstill, stalemate

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Dilemma

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a difficult situation or problem

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Dissent

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to disagree

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Dissolute

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loose in one’s morals or behavior

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Efface

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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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Feint

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a deceptive movement

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Fodder

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food for horses or cattle; raw materials

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Fortify

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to strengthen, build up

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Irate

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angry

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Marauder

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a raider

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Muddle

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to make a mess of

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Opinionated

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stubborn, having a closed mind

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Pauper

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an extremely poor person

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Pilfer

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to steal something in small quantities

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Proliferate

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to reproduce or increase

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Rift

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a split, break, breach

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Salvage

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to save from fire or shipwreck

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Spasmodic

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sudden and violent but brief

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Subjugate

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to conquer by force

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Surmount

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to overcome, rise above

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Terminate

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to bring to an end

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Terse

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brief and to the point

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Trite

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commonplace; overused, stale

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Usurp

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to seize or hold a position by force or without right

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Abscond

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to run off and hide

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Anarchy

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a lack of government, confusion

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Arduous

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hard to do, requires much effort

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Atone

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to make up for

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Auspicious

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favorable; fortunate

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Brazen

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shameless; made of brass

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Catalyst

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a substance that causes a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

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Daunt

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to overcome with fear; intimidate

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Defray

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to pay for

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Doleful

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sad; dreary

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Fated

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determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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Hamper

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to hold back

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Hoodwink

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to mislead by a trick deceive

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Inanimate

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not having life; without energy or spirit

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Incessant

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never stopping, going on all the time

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Lucid

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easy to understand; clear

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Morose

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having a gloomy manner; not friendly or sociable

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Paramount

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chief in importance, above all others

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Pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced

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Posthumous

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occurring or published after death

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Prattle

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to talk foolishly; to babble

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Precipice

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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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Rectify

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to make right, correct

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Reprimand

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to scold; find flaw with

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Revile

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to attack with words, call bad names

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Servitude

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slavery, forced labor

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Slapdash

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careless and hasty

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Succumb

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to give way to a superior force, yield

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Supplant

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to take place of, supersede

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Taunt

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to jeer at, mock