Vocab Junior Year- Weeks 1-4

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juxtaposition

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n. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

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debunk

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v. to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.

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repudiate

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v. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim, to cast off or disown, to reject with disapproval or condemnation

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gambol

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v. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.

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ebb

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v. to flow back or away, as the water of a tide

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abase

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v. to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade, to lower; put or bring down

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obsequious

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adj. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning, obedient; dutiful

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neophyte

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n. a beginner or novice, A recent convert to a belief; a proselyte

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hackneyed

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adj. made commonplace or trite; stale; banal

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ignominious

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adj. Marked by shame or disgrace, Degrading; debasing

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forte

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a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels

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efficacious

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adj. capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.

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conjecture

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v. to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.

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knell

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n. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral

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parity

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n. equality, as in amount, status, or character; correspondence; similarity

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flaccid

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adj. soft and limp; not firm; flabby; lacking force; weak

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discordant

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adj. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous; disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh

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lugubrious

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adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner; sorrowful, melancholy

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quagmire

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a situation from which extrication is very difficult; an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread

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mettle

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n. courage and fortitude; disposition or temperament

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fervid

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adj. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc

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impetuous

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adj. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc

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ennui

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n. a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

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parsimonious

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adj. Excessively sparing or frugal

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despondent

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adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

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abdicate

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v. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner

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hapless

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adj. unlucky; luckless; unfortunate

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garner

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v. to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place/ n. a granary or grain bin

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ingenuous

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adj. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere

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matriculate

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v. to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree

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decry

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v. to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of

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cajole

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v. to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.

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bastion

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n. Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.

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choleric

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adj. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

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oblique

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adj. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

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effrontery

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n. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity

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fetid

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adj. having an offensive odor; stinking

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lionize

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v. to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet

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aberration

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n. deviation from truth or moral rectitude

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baleful

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adj. full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious

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abject

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adj. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched

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acerbic

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adj. sour or astringent in taste

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alacrity

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n. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

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belie

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v. to show to be false; contradict

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belligerent

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adj. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose

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bilk

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v. to defraud; cheat

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boon

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n. something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit

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capacious

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adj. capable of holding much; spacious or roomy

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circumlocution

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n. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

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clemency

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n. the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy.

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deciduous

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adj. shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs; not permanent; transitory

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destitute

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adj. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

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dyspeptic

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adj. gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable; irritable as if suffering from indigestion

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enmity

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n. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism

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ethos

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n. the character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc.

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fatuous

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adj. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly

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inert

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adj. having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):

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limpid

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adj. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air

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noxious

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adj. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being

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pastiche

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n. a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources

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nullify

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v. top negate or invalidate

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belabor

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v. to explain something excessively, harp upon

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callow

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adj. immature

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ostensible

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adj. intended for display

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abstruse

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adj. hard to understand

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garrulous

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adj. wordy, talkative

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daunt

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v. to dismay, lessen the courage of, intimidate

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multifarious

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adj. diverse, greatly varied

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chagrin

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n. shame, to vex by dissapointing, humiliation

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soporific

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adj. causing to sleep

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic, attractive, pertaining to beauty

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harbinger

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n. forerunner, one who initiates change, a sign

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bellicose

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adj. inclined to start war

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immutable

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adj. unable to change

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foible

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n. fault or weakness

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nullify

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v. top negate or invalidate

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belabor

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v. to explain something excessively, harp upon

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callow

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adj. immature

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ostensible

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adj. intended for display

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abstruse

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adj. hard to understand

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garrulous

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adj. wordy, talkative

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daunt

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v. to dismay, lessen the courage of, intimidate

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multifarious

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adj. diverse, greatly varied

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chagrin

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n. shame, to vex by dissapointing, humiliation

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soporific

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adj. causing to sleep

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic, attractive, pertaining to beauty

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harbinger

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n. forerunner, one who initiates change, a sign

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bellicose

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adj. inclined to start war

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immutable

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adj. unable to change

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foible

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n. fault or weakness

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ruminate

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v. to ponder, reflect

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acquiesce

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v. to accept

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edict

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n. command

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mendacious

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adj. dishonest

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deft

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adj. characterized by skill