Freshman English Vocab

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Covert

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Secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy derivatives

Hidden

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Profane

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Showing contempt towards sacred things, to violate, desecrate or defame

Indecent

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Gall

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Bile, and irritant, impudence, something bitter derivatives

Rancor

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Disparage

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To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory matter, to belittle

Discourage

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Partisan

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One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group derivatives

Biased

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Portentous

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Momentous, having great significance derivatives

Exhilarating

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Virtuous

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Having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Honorable

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According

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Harmonious, agreeable

Confer

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Pernicious

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Very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

Fatal

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Wanton

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Immoral, lewd, licentious; someone who is immoral or lewd

Outrageous

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Forsake

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To quit or to leave entirely, to depart or withdraw from

Relinquish

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Air

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To broadcast or televise, to make public

Advertisement

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Chide

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To voice disapproval, to scold or chastise

Criticize

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Intercede

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To intervene on behalf of another, to act as a mediator or arbitrate

Negotiate

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Baleful

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Having harmful or destructive effect, menacing or sinister

Deadly

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Entreat

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A plea or earnest request, to appeal

Ask

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Utter

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To express by speaking, pouncing or carried to the utmost point or highest degree

Pure

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Idolatry

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Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone

Adoration

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Discord

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Lack of agreement

Disharmony

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Repose

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A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

Inactivity

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Dissemble

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To disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth

Counterfeit

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Calamity

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A serious even causing distress or misfortune

Catastrophe

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Perjury

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False testimony under oath, bearing false witness

Dishonesty

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Dexterous

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Skillful and active with the hands, skill or cleverness in using hands or body

Agile

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Beguile

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To persuade with charm

Seduce

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Inundate

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To cover with, to overflow

Engulf

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Vexation

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Discomfort or distress, annoyance

Irritation

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Feign

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To give false appearance, to throw a fake punch

Bluff

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Ascend

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To move upward

Rise

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Submissive

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Yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another

Obedient

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Assuaged

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To soothe, calm, or mollify

Satsify

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Chattels

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Any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land

Belongings

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Dictum

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An authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion

Maxim

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Taciturn

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Dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner

Speechless

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Illicitly

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Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

Bootleg

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Indigenous

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Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native

Domestic

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Expounding

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To explain, interpret

Clarify

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Erratic

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Having no certain definite course, wandering, not fixed

Abnormal

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Contemptuous

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Showing or expressing contempt or disdain, scornful, disrespectful

Insulting

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Auspiciuos

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Promising success, propitious, opportune, favorable

Prosperous