Vocabulary Final English 9 G/t

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animated

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endowed with life or the qualities of life

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incessant

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continuing or following w/o interruption

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opportunist

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one who takes advantage oppurtunities or circumstances esp. with little regard toward consequences

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precarious

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dangerously insecure

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saccharine

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nauseatingly sweet

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stringent

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severe

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antagonistic

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active opposition or hostility

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belittle

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to make seem unimportant

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disputatious

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to argue or deny the truth

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haphazard

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having no plan or order

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meager

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scanty;lacking desirable qualities

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emulate

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try to equal or excell

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explicate

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explain in detail

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precocious

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exceptionally advanced

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archaic

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belonging to an earlier time

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fervor

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passion

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profound

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marked by intellectual depth or insight

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sustain

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keep going

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antiquated

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out-of-date

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belligerent

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waging war; truculent

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intangible

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an asset(as goodwill) that is not corporeal

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redundant

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using more words than necessary

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subtle

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hardly noticealbe

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antithesis

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direct opposite

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concise

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said in few words

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enhance

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make greater in value

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integrity

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adherence to a code of values

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satire

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literary ridicule done with humor

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admonish

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to indicate duties or obligations

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apathy

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lack of emotion or interest

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exuberant

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lacking discipline

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pacifism

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opposition to war or violence

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savory

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special flavor

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superficial

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of or relating to a surface

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desecrate

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to treat irreverently

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condone

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overlook or forgive

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misconstrue

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misinterpret

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despondent

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feeling extreme discouragement

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invert

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turn upside down or inside out

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anecdote

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short narrative usu. amusing

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embellish

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to heighten the attractiveness

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complacent

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self-satisfaction

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stoical

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showing indifference to pain