English III Vocab list 9

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Aloof

reserved, distant

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altercation

an argument, dispute

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amble

to stroll, walk

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4

bourgeois

middle class

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commendable

worthy of praise

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compel

to force

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elocution

the art of public speaking

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8

elucidate

to clarify

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9

flabbergasted

astounded, stupefied

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10

flaccid

limp

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immutable

not susceptible to change

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impervious

unable to be penetrated, unaffected

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limpid

clear, easily understood

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lithe

graceful, flexible, supple

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noisome

foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

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16

notoriety

infamy, known in bad regard

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17

placid

calm, tranquil

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18

plethora

a great number, an abundance

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refrain

to hold oneself back, forbear

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reiterate

to repeat

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21

sordid

dirty

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stagnant

still, not flowing

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23

uncanny

of supernatural character or origin

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uniform

unvarying, conforming to one principle

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voluminous

large, ample

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abrupt

sudden; quick and unexpected

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27

corrupt

changed from good to bad; vicious

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disrupt

break apart; cause disorder

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29

erupt

burst or break out

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incorruptible

inflexibly honest

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interrupt

break into or between

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rupture

break; hostility

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33

bactericide

substance that kills bacteria

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biocide

substance that destroys living organisms

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35

fractricide

act of killing one’s brother

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fungicide

substance that kills a fungus or inhibits its growth

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genocide

deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

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germicide

substance that kills germs

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herbicide

substance that kills plants

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homicide

killing of one human by another

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infanticide

act of killing an infant

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insecticide

substance that kills insects

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matricide

act of killing one’s mother

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patricide

act of killing one’s father

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pesticide

substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.

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