Ellinger Vocab for Final

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Units 8-17 of vocab to study

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parse
(v.) - analyze by breaking into parts

Spelling Word: grateful
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Rapport
(n.) - harmonious or sympathetic relation

Spelling Word: truly
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pecuniary
(adj.) - of or relating to money; requiring payment of money

Spelling Word: intelligence
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cavort
(v.) - behave in a festive or high-spirited manner

Spelling Word: noticeable
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Cajole
(v.) - persuade with flattery, appeals, or soothing words

Spelling Word: Occurrence
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Contraband
(n.) - smuggled goods

Spelling Word: abnormal
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perpetuate
(v.) - to making something continue indefinitely (positive or negative)

Spelling Word: rhythm
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Innate
(adj.) - inborn, native, inherent

Spelling Word: bizarre
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insinuate
(v.) - suggest or hint at something negative

Spelling Word: peculiar
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dichotomy
(n.) - a contrast between two things that are entirely different
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wily
(adj.) - sly; clever and deceiving

Spelling Word: Nutritious
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Affluent
(adj.) - having a great deal of money, wealthy

Spelling Word: unnecessary
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Elude
(v.) - evade, escape

spelling word: coyote
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Harbinger
(n.) - person or things that comes before a specific event

spelling word: surprise
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integral
(adj.) - necessary for completeness

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poignant
(adj.) - strongly felt; usually sadness

Spelling Word: knot
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enigma
(n.) - puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

spelling word: mnemonic
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flourish
(v.) - grow vigorously

Spelling word: proletariat
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xenophile
(n.) - a person who likes foreigners or foreign things

Spelling Word: icicle
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nascent
(adj.) = beginning to exist or develop

Spelling word: Sphere
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redundant
(adj.) - not needed or useful; unnecessary

Spelling Word: Accommodate
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meticulous
(adj.) - great attention to detail

Spelling Word: technique
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Rudimentary
(adj.) - involving or limited to basic principles

Spelling Words: embarrass
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pyrrhic
(adj.) - describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

Spelling Word: advantage
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laconic
(adj.) - using as few words as possible when speaking

Spelling Word: queue
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manifesto
(n.) - a public declaration of beliefs

Spelling Word: Abhorrent
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incessant
(adj.) - continuing without interruption; unending

Spelling word: assurance
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paradigm
(n.) - widely accepted truths or beliefs; a typical pattern or model

Spelling Word: abominable
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Futile
(adj.) - ineffective, useless, or not successful

Spelling Word: adolescence
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Epiphany
(n.) - moment of great or sudden revelation

spelling word: disguise
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galvanized
(v.) stimulate or startle into activity

spelling word: accelerate
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voracious
(adj.) - craving or consuming large amounts; avid

Spelling Word: Obviously
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Proliferate
(v.) - increase in number or spread rapidly
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ostensible
(adj.) appearing to be true, but not actually true

spelling word: purpose
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ambiance
(n.) - atmosphere or mood of a place

Spelling Word: Sleuth
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Subterfuge
(n.) - a plan used to trick or deceive

Spelling Word: quiet
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Extirpate
(v.) - pull up or remove, as if by the roots

spelling word: possession
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propensity
(n.) - natural tendency or inclination

Spelling Word: technician
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onus
(n.) - difficult or disagreeable task, burden or obligation

Spelling Word: surgeon
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Attrition
(n.) - the action of wearing down resistance

Spelling Word: tremor
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rogue
(adj./n.) - a dishonest person; deviating from the norm

Spelling Word: Martyr
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Empathy
(n.) - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

spelling word: Tyranny
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inculcate
(v.) -implant by repeated statement; cause someone to accept an idea

spelling word: dumbbell
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panacea
(n.) - a remedy for ills or difficulties

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risible
(adj.) - provoking laughter; worthy of laughter

Spelling Word: Assertive
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Perfidy
(n.) the act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow; betrayal

Spelling Word: intuition
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Conundrum
(n.) - a confusing or difficult problem or question

Speling word: Reputable
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Sallow
(adj.) - grayish greenish yellow color suggesting sickliness

Spelling Word: spontaneous
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hubbub
(n.) - a loud mixture of sound or voices; activity
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ruminate
(v.) - to think again and again, to muse, to mediate, ponder, reflect
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Caterwaul
(v.) - to protest or complain noisily

Spelling Word: embellish
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Vim
(n.) - Power, force, energy, activity, vigor
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slugabed
(n.) one who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard

Spelling Word: Miniature
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troglodyte
(n.) - one who is regarded as out of date, reclusive reactionary, or brutish; also a cave dweller

Spelling Word: handkerchief
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Legerdemain
(n.) - a display of skill, trickery, or artful deception

Spelling Word: camouflage
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Motley
(adj.) - incongruously varied in appearance or character

Spelling Word: preferable
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verbicide
(n.) - the act of or the person who willfully distorts the original meaning of a word

Spelling Word:Tedious
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prattle
(v.) - to babble; to talk without meaning

Spelling Word: Caribbean
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bequest
(n.) -something left to someone in a will; a legacy

Spelling Word: chauffeur
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indolent
(adj.) - inclined to avoid exertion; lazy

Spelling Word: Fluorescent
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Crony
(n.) - a close friend or companion

Spelling Word: Glamorous
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Extrude
(v.) - to force out, as through as small opening

spelling word: liaison
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rakish
(adj.) - smart, jaunty; dashing

Spelling Word: irresistible
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Futz
(n./v.) - to pass time in idleness

a fool, simpleton

Spelling word: Heir
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Gravitas
(n.) - high seriousness

Spelling Word: Transmitter
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Bivouac
(n./v.) - an encampment \*usually military; to make camp

Spelling Word: Disease
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lackadaisical
(adj.) lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest; listless

Spelling Word: formidable
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Stymie
(v.) - hinder, block, or thwart

Spelling Word: Convenience
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Foment
(v.) - instigate or foster \*discord, rebellion, etc; promote the growth or development of

Spelling Word: Pavilion
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boondoggle
(n./v.) - work; to do work of little or no value merely to look busy

Spelling Word: Profession
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denoument
(n.) - the final outcome or solution to a story

Spelling word: Legacy

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