Junior Yr Mrs. Kenny English Vocab

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Abstract

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not concrete, nonfigurative

"That painting is very abstract."

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Acsthetic

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having to do with the appreciation of beauty

"Acsthetic to music."

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Alleviate

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to case a pain or a burden

"The pill started to alleviate the pain."

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Ambivalent

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simultaneously feeling opposing feeling uncertain

"Are you sure we can do this?"

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Ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation unclear

"You are so ambiguous."

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Apathetic

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feeling or showing little emotion

"I am feeling apathetic."

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Auspicious

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favorable, promising

"His deal was auspicious."

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Benevolent

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well-meaning generous

"My mom is very benevolent."

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Candor

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sincerity, openness

"This group is very candor."

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Comprehensive

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board or complete in scope or content

"I am very comprehensive."

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Contemporary

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Current, modern; from the same time

"The modern art."

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Maverick

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One who resists adherence to a group

"Don't resists."

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Stoic

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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

"I was stoic as I kept eating."

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Esoteric

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Known only to a select group

"This club is only for Esoteric people."

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Plausible

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Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

"This project is very Plausible. Well done."

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Transitory

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Short-lived; temporary

"The move is just going to be transitory."

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Prosaic

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Unimaginable; dull; ordinary

"My life is prosaic."

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Innovative

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Introducing something new

"Fashion industry is always innovative."

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Dubious

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Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

"This article seems dubious."

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Objectivity

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Judgement uninfluenced by emotion

"Some jobs you just have to have objectivity."

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Paramount

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Of chief concern or importance

"This problem matters the most right now."

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Novel

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Strikingly new or unusual

"This book is right out of the printing press."

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Gratuitous

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Given freely, unearned; unwarranted

"The Jones family is very gratuitous."

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Superfluous

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Extra; unnecessary

"You made extra food, which wasn't needed."

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Conviction

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A fixed or strong belief

"Their conviction for catholic church is crazy."

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Diligent

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Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

"When I do homework I am very diligent."

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Inherent

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Inborn; built-in

"I inherent my dads eyes and nose."

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Eclectic

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Made up of a variety of sources or styles

"Her outfit was eclectic."

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Mollify

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To calm or soothe

"I need to mollify my muscles."

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Tenuous

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Having little substance or strength, unsure, weak

"After not drinking water in day, I was tenuous."

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Dismal

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Depressing; dreary

"The Fault in Our Stars is dismal."

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Commenced

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To begin; start

"The race was about to commenced."

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Victuals

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Food supplies; provisions

"We need more victuals."

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Ransom

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Sum or price paid or demanded to redeem from captivity, bondage detention, ect. By paying a demand price

"The kidnapper is demanding ransom."

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Enchantment

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The art

"The museum screamed enchantment."

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Raspy

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Harsh; grating

"The man had a raspy voice."

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Counterfeit

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Made in imitation so as to be passes off faundamental or deceptively as genuine; not genuine

"These 20's are counterfeit."

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Temperance

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Moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, ect.; self-control

"My temperance is really low when it comes to bullying."

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Abolish

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To do away with

"I'm glad that slavery was abolished."

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Hail

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To call out to in order to greet, stop, attract attention

"In New York, you need to hail for a cab."

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Abreast

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Side by side and facing the same way

"The two of us sat abreast in the theater chairs."

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Brash

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Vulgarly self assertive; hasty; rash

"The man had a personality of being very brash."

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Lolled

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Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way

"After work I lolled."

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Abolitionist

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Person who favors the doing away with practice or institution.

"Some people are abolitionist."

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Speculate

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To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

"We have to speculate the crime scene first."

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Solemn

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Formal, serious; not cheerful

"Her face was solemn."

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Bygones

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A thing dating from an earlier time

"This sword is bygones."`

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Lament

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To mourn (a loss or death)

"The past few week she lament."

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Pensive

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Reflecting; in serious thought

"After his decision, he was pensive."

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Disposition

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A tendency to act in a specified way

"She is always disposition around people."

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Vulnerable

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susceptible to physical or emotional injury

"A week point."

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Reserved

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The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself; self-restraint

"My mind is for me only."

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Feigned

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To give a false appearance of; feign sleep

"I feigned sleep when my parents walked in."

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Levity

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Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate.

"He brought good into the room when talking."

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Plagiarist

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Copied and passed off as your own

"I copied off of slader."

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Marred

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Something that has been damaged, disfigured, or blemished.

"The bumper was slightly marred."

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Perpetual

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Continuing without interruption; prolonged

"The meeting was uninterrupted."

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Bizarre

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Out of the ordinary; odd.

"Today's events were extremely odd."

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Acute

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Keenly perceptive or discerning; extremely sharp or severe.

"Her eyebrow's were acute."

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Reproach

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To bring shame upon; disgrace.

"The puppy peed on the floor so we had to reproach him for a little while."

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Turbulence

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A state of violent disturbance and disorder; wild or disruptive activity.

"The plane started the shake badly."

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Supercilious

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Having or showing arrogant superiority: haughty: vain.

"She was supercilious."

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Fractiousness

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The trait of being disobedient and lacking discipline; unruly.

"Hoss and Little Joe are fractiousness."

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Wistfully

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Unfulfilled longing or yearning; pensively sad; melancholy

"she looked out wistfully into the sunset."

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Vista

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A distant view seen through an opening, as between rows of buildings/trees

"I could see the beach through the vista."

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Pungent

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Sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid

"The onions stung my eyes."

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Deft

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Quick and skillful; adroit

"Her fingers were like lightning over the keyboard."

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Reciprocal

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Performed, experienced, or felt by both sides; mutual

"After the war, both countries had bad reciprocal."

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Languid

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Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish; listless

"I could do my chores but there is a new episode of orange is the new black on Netflix..."

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Fervent

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Having or showing great emotion or seal; ardent

"Soap actresses are always fervent."

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Cynical

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Expressing jaded or scornful skepticism or negativity; pessimistic

"My niece is evil."

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Desolate

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Devoid of inhabitants; deserted; barren

"The dessert is a desolated climate."

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Transcendent

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Surpassing others; preeminent or supreme

"Supreme court."

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Impenetrable

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Impossible to penetrate or enter

"The president oval office is difficult to enter."

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Oculist

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A physician who treats diseases of the eyes; an optometrist.

"Dr. Jones the eye doctor."

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Sumptuous

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Lavish; rich and superior in quality

"Gatsby has a sumptuous life."

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Facet

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One of numerous aspects, as of a subject

"I have 6 facet of homework."

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Incessant

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Continuing without interruption; continual

"Incessant meetings."

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Innumerable

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Too numerous to be counted; numberless

"Too many numbers."

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Disdain

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A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn

"Hatred."