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10th Grade MAV Words Flashcards

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arable

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adjective - fit for plowing, tillable

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conciliate

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verb - to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

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Frivolous

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Adjective - lacking in seriousness or importance

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derision

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noun - scoffing at, mockery ridicule

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Extricate

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Verb - to free, to disentangle

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Impetuous

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Adjective - violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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Insolence

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Noun - insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Paradoxical

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Adjective - something that appears to be false or contradictory but is actually correct

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Sycophant

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Noun - a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

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Vivid

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Adjective - bright, distinct, and clear

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Antiquated

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Adjective - obsolete, out if fashion, no longer usable

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Clandestine

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Adjective - secret

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Cursory

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Adjective - superficial, casual, hastily done

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Enmity

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Noun - absolute hatred, antagonism

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Forbearance

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Noun - patience, lenience

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Garrulous

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Adjective - talkative, rambling

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Industrious

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Adjective - skillfully busy or occupied

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Infamous

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Adjective - having a reputation if the worst kind, notoriously bad

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Oblivion

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Noun - state of being forgotten

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Perjury

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Noun- false testimony under oath

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Adulation

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Noun- extreme praise or admiration

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Burgeon

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Verb- to sprout, to newly emerge

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Culpable

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Adjective- deserving blame; guilty

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Fatuous

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Adjective- foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, innane

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Miser

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Noun- one who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money

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Nefarious

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Adjective- extremely wicked,evil,vicious

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Procrastinate

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Verb- to defer action;to delay

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Transparent

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Adjective- quality of being able to be seen through,clear

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Viable

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Adjective-capable of working,functioning, or developing adequately

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Inundate

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Verb- to flood,to overthrow

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Adversity

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Noun- misfortune,unfavorable happening

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Chimera

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Noun- a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination

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Entreaty

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Noun- a plea, an earnest request

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Humane

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Adj- kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate

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Indulgent

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Adj- lenient, especially toward oneself

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Prattle

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Noun- meaningless sound, babble

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Predilection

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Noun- preference

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Stoic

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Adj- not showing passion or feeling, indifference , impassive

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Summon

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Verb- to call together, to send for or to request to appear

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Turbulence

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Noun- Wild or disturbing activity

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adulterate

List 2.4.1

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Verb-to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt

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avarice

List 2.4.1

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Noun - greed for wealth

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coalesce

List 2.4.1

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Verb - to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite

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desultory

List 2.4.1

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Adjective - jumping around, aimless, random

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equivocate

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Verb - to attempt to like, to mislead, or to hide the truth

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naïve

List 2.4.1

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Adjective - unsophisticated; inexperienced

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periphera

List 2.4.1

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Adjective - on the edge, not important

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respite

List 2.4.1

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Noun - a rest, a delay, a period of relief

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sordid

List 2.4.1

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Adjective - filthy, foul

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trifling

List 2.4.1

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Adjective - not significant, frivolous

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animosity

List 2.4.2

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Noun - harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred

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apocryphal

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine

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cryptic

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - mysterious, secret

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dissipation

List 2.4.2

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Noun - wasteful spending, squandering

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edifying

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - instructing and improving spiritually or morally

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hedonist

List 2.4.2

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Noun - one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life

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indefatigable

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - tireless, incapable of being fatigued

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interminable

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted

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portent

List 2.4.2

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Noun - a sign or forewarning

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prodigious

List 2.4.2

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Adjective - extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size

10th grade MAV (2 decks)

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