English 11 H Vocab Final Words

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Evasive

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elusive; tending to evade

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Philander

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to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations

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Insinuate

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to suggest or hint slyly

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Contemptuous

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scornful

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Spew

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to vomit; to cast forth, eject, or gush in distain or anger

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Crestfallen

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dejected; dispirited; discouraged

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Candid

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honest; straightforward

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Approbation

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approval; conmmendation

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Raucous

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rowdy; disorderly

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Gist

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the main or essential part of matter

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Mercurial

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changeable; erratic

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Caliber

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degree of merit or excellence

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Leeway

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a degree of freedom or action or thought

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Incarnate

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personified or typified; to be the embodiment or type of

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Primp

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to dress or adorn with care

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Incipient

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beginning to exist or appear

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Laconic

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using few words

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Trepidation

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tremulous fear, alarm

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Imbue

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to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings or ideas

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Perseverance

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steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state espescially in spite of difficulties

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Surmise

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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence

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Recompense

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to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid

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Prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

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Renown

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widespread and high repute; fame

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Posterity

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succeeding or future generations collectively

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Malevolence

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the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred

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Profess

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to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to; to declare openly; renounce

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Perturbation

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mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation

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Epicure

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a person who cultivates a refined taste; a wine connoisseur

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Peerless

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having no equal; matchless ; unrivaled

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Quench

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to slake, satisfy, or allay

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Oracle

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an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry

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Temperance

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moderation or self-restraint in action, statement

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Vouch

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to support as being true

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Redress

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to dress again

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Eminence

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high station, rank, or repute

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Equivocate

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to avoid making an explicit statement

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Pristine

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having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied

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Portent

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an indication or omen of something about to happen

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Valor

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courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery

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Parricide

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the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative

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Palpable

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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived; obvious

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Metaphysical

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pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

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Affliction

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a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery

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Verify

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to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm

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Resolute

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firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

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Entreat

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to ask earnestly; beseech; implore; beg

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Superficial

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shallow; not profound or thorough

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Supercilious

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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Effeminate

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(of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy

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Prodigality

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the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending

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Peremptorily

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal;

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Contiguous

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touching; in contact

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Florid

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flowery; excessively ornate; showy

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Punctilious

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extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions

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Hauteur

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haughty manner or spirit; arrogance

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Meretricious

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alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity

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Conceit

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an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.

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Ineffable

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incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible

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Turgid

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swollen; distended; tumid, inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic

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Caravansary

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any large inn or hotel

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Libertine

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a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

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Redolent

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having a pleasant odor; fragrant