English 12H: 1984 Part II Vocabulary

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Fatuous

Adj:Foolish or insane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner

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Etiolate

Verb:to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light;to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.

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Rendezvous

Noun:an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place

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Prosaic

Adj:commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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Febrile

Adj:pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

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Flagrant

Adj:shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

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Ramification

Noun:Outgrowths; subdivison of a complex;family tree

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Demur

Verb:to make an objection

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Feral

Adj:existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.

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Fecund

Adj:producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful

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Avaricious

Adj:Greedy

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Inimical

Adj:adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

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Irreconcilable

Adj:incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment

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Vilified

Verb:to speak ill of; defame; slander

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Ossify

Verb:to convert into or cause to harden like bone

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Simian

Noun:any of the monkeys or apes

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Spurious

Adj:not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

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Obseiant

Noun:a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture

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Denounce

Verb:to condemn or censure openly or publicly

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Persiflage

Noun:light, bantering talk or writing

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