Accelerated 10th Grade Vocabularies

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  1. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  2. malignant
    dangerous to health
  3. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  4. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  5. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  6. resilience
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
  7. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  8. colloquialism
    an expression that seeks to imitate informal speech
  9. etymology
    a history of a word
  10. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  11. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  12. anecdotal
    based on stories rather than data or scientific observation
  13. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  14. poignancy
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  15. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  16. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  17. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  18. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  19. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  20. cognate
    related by blood
  21. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  22. egalitarianism
    the doctrine of the equality of mankind
  23. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  24. dubiously
    in a doubtful manner
  25. dubiousness
    the state of being unsure of something
  26. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  27. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  28. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  29. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  30. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  31. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  32. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  33. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  34. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  35. lasciviously
    in a lascivious manner
  36. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  37. repudiation
    rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
  38. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  39. vignette
    a brief literary description
  40. facade
    the front of a building
  41. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  42. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  43. sprightly
    full of spirit and vitality
  44. appease
    make peace with
  45. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  46. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  47. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  48. disavowal
    denial of any connection with or knowledge of
  49. aloofness
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
  50. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  51. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  52. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
Created on Fri Aug 30 21:15:42 EDT 2013

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