20072008 Vocabulary List

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2007-2008 Vocabulary List

• Mrs. Englands
• English IV class

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WEEK 1

• abbreviatedshortened
• abductedto take a person away secretly and
  illegally, often by use of force to kidnap
• abstainto refrain from to refuse to partake in
  to go without voluntarily
• acclimatedhaving adapted or become accustomed to
• adhereto hold fast to, usually with a sense of
  honor or allegiance

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WEEK 2

• betrothedengaged to be married
• cacophonya sound that is harsh and unpleasant to
  the ears
• complacentsatisfied with oneself smug content
• depreciationa decrease in value, quality, or
  power, particularly due to wear or age
• dipthonga sound made by smoothly pronouncing two
  vowel sounds within one syllable

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WEEK 3

• edificea building, particularly one that is
  large and imposing
• eczemaan inflammatory skin condition,
  characterized by red, itching skin that erupts
  into lesions that later become scaly, hard, and
  crusty
• elegya poem of mourning a poem reflecting on
  and praising the deceased
• endeavorto strive for or attempt to try to
  reach
• ensueto come afterward to follow to happen as
  a result

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WEEK 4

• fauxfake or counterfeit in nature
• forsaketo abandon
• gistthe main point the essential meaning, the
  core or heart of a message
• glowerto give a brooding, annoyed, or angry look
• harriedfrazzled or troubled

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WEEK 5

• idyllicpleasing peaceful ideal
• impedeto obstruct progress to block
• indigentlacking the essentials of life
  impoverished
• inordinateexcessive too much
• inanimatereminiscent of an object that is not
  alive or animated lacking in movement

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WEEK 6

• jadedworn out dulled or satiated due to
  overindulgence
• kioska small vending booth
• misnomeran incorrect or inappropriate name
• monikername nickname
• nepotismthe practice of favoring relatives

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WEEK 7

• ochlophobiaan illogical or dread of crowds
• obsoleteno longer useful or in use unnecessary
• orificean opening in the body
• oxymorona phrase in which contradictory or
  incongruous terms are used together, as in the
  phrase poor little rich kid
• osmosisgradual absorption, assimilation

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WEEK 8

• palpitateto flutter to beat more rapidly than
  usual
• parablea brief allegory or story meant to
  highlight an essential truth
• patriarchya group ruled by a patriarch an
  organization or clan in which lines of descent
  and inheritance are traced through the male
• quaverto tremble, shake, or quiver
• quellto subdue to crush or extinguish to
  overcome

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WEEK 9