11th Grade List 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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accost

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approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

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ambivalent

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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

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austere

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severely simple

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brevity

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the attribute of being short or fleeting

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censure

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harsh criticism or disapproval

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compulsory

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required by rule

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didactic

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instructive, especially excessively

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digress

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turn aside from the main subject of attention

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elicit

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call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

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faction

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a dissenting clique