Name _______________________
Period ____________________
Exam 2
Semester 1 Vocabulary Final
English 9 Honors
100 points
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_s________ abhor
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_ttt________ accolade
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_kkkk________ acrimonious
4. __e_______ affinity
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__yy_______ ameliorate
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__yyy_______ amenable
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__rr_______ amorphous
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__jjj_______ antiquated
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_oooo________ antithesis
10. __ccc_______ ascend
11. __qqq_______ ascetic
12. __dd_______ austere
13. ___nn______ autonomous
14. __tt_______ banal
15. _hhh________ benign
16. _ff ________ bequeath
17. _i ________ buoyant
18. _eeee ________ buttress
19. _ sss________ cajole
20. _ ee________ calamity
21. _cccc_ _______ capricious
22. _ppp________ charlatan
23. _jj________ clandestine
24. __ll_______ conflagration
25. _mmmm____corroboration
26. _p________ crass
27. _gggg________ dawdle
28. _dddd________ dearth
29. __vv_______ debase
30. _a________ defamation
31. _o________ depravity
32. _aaa________ deprecate
33. __b_______ despotic
34. _q________ didactic
35. _qq________ diffidence
36. _nnn________ discursive
37. __iiii_______ dormant
38. __bbbb_______ efface
39. ___cc______ effervescent
40. _x________ egregious
41. _zz________ elucidate
42. _lll________ empirical
43. __xxx_______ engender
44. _ooo________ enigmatic
45. _l________ erudite
46. __pp_______ esoteric
47. _pppp________ estrange
48. __ii_______ ethereal
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act of harming another’s reputation
acting as a despot
adherence to the truth, observance of accuracy, genuineness
anger caused by something unjust
attraction to or liking for something
bitter feeling or ill-will
blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together
bright and strong
capable of floating; happy
cause to become less harsh or hostile
caused by a poison or toxins
characterized by knowledge; learned or scholarly
coming from a natural impulse
conceited, making unjustified or excessive claims
corrupt act or practice
crude and unrefined; insensitive, gross
designed or intended to teach
desire to cause pain, injury or distress to another
detest utterly; loathe
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial
easily angered, very irritable
express sorrow, mourning, or regret
extravagant exaggeration
extremely bad, extraordinary in some awful way
feeling of alarm or dread
foreign; alien
free from blame
giving false evidence while under oath
giving off small bubbles of gas, lively; sparkling
grave; sober; solemn; serious
great misfortune or disaster
hand down; pass on
having or deserving a especially bad reputation
having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right
heavenly or celestial, light and delicate
held or conducted in secret.
honor with a an established or prescribed procedure
huge destructive fire
incapable of being corrected or reformed
independent
insulting behavior, arrogance, rudeness
intended for a particular group, of special, rare
lack of self-confidence
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
lacking in qualities that interest, dull
lacking originality, dull or ordinary
lightness of mind, character, or behavior
lower in status, quality or character
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___aa______ exonerate
__z_______ exotic
_qqqq________ fallow
__g_______ fuse
__vvvv_______ gratuitous
__ww_______ hackneyed
___w______ hyperbole
__xx_______ hypothesize
__kkk_______ iconoclast
__ddd_______ immutable
___t______ imperious
___mm______ incorrigible
___d______ indignation
___gg______ infamous
___eee______ innocuous
___ss______ insipid
___oo______ insolence
___u______ irascible
_rrrr________ laconic
_v________ lament
__uuu_______ laud
__uu_______ levity
__r_______ malice
__nnnn_______ maudlin
__j_______ mitigate
__bbb_______ nullify
__ggg_______ oblique
__hhhh_______ oblivion
_fff________ obscure
__mmm_______ obsequious
__www_______ ostentatious
__llll_______ pacifistic
__jjjj_______ paradoxical
__bb_______ perjury
___n______ pretentious
__ssss_______ prodigal.
__vvv_______ prologue
___f______ rancor
__uuuu_______ recant
__zzz_______ repudiate
__aaaa_______ reticence
__hh_______ scrupulous
__iii_______ servile
__m_______ spontaneous
__rrr_______ sycophant
__k_______ toxic
___y______ trepidation
__tttt_______ vacillating
__kk_______ venerate
__c_______ veracity
__ffff_______ vilify
___h______ vivid
ww) made commonplace or trite; stale; banal
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make an assumption, to venture an explanation
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make better or more tolerable; improve
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make clear; throw light upon; explain
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make little of, belittle, disparaging
bbb) make of no value or consequence
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move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise:
ddd) not capable of change
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not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings
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not plain; something vague, or uncertain
ggg) not straightforward, confusing
hhh) of a mild type or character
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of or befitting a slave or a unskilled position
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old-fashioned, no longer used, obsolete
kkk) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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originating in or based on observation or experience
mmm) overly submissive, servile, or compliant
nnn) passing aimlessly from one subject to another
ooo) perplexing; mysterious
ppp) person who falsely claims to be an expert
qqq) person who leads an austerely simple life
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person who tries to win people’s favor by flattering
sss)
persuade with flattery or gentle urging
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praise, approval
uuu) praise; acclaim
vvv) preface or introduction to a literary work
www) pretentious or eye-catching show to impress others
xxx) produce, cause, or give rise to
yyy) ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield;
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refuse or reject
aaaa) restraint or reluctance
bbbb) rub out, erase, or obliterate
cccc) ruled by impulsive behavior or action
dddd) scarcity
eeee) something that supports or strengthens
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speak ill of; defame; slander
gggg) spend time idly, loiter, delay
hhhh) state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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state of rest or inactivity
jjjj)
statement that seems contradictory but expresses a possible truth
kkkk) stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior,
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strongly and actively opposed to conflict and war
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support with other evidence; make more certain
nnnn) tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
oooo) the direct opposite
pppp) turn away in feeling or affection
qqqq) uncultivated, not in use
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using few words; concise
ssss) wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive
uuuu) withdraw a statement, open confession of error
vvvv) without apparent reason, cause, or justification