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| 10th Grade Worksheets of Dehcho, NT, Canada | 
 
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abalone  | n. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior  |  
 aberrant  | n. abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm  |  
 absenteeism  | n. habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty  |  
 accelerator  | n. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine  |  
 amorphous  | a. formless; lacking shape or definition  |  
 ampere  | n. unit of electric current equal to flow of one coulomb per second;  |  
 anachronistic  | a. having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time  |  
 anathema  | n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse  |  
 apocryphal  | a. untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious  |  
 arboreal  | a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees  |  
 assiduous  | a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent  |  
 atrophy  | n. wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease  |  
 attenuate  | v. make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of  |  
 auspices  | n. kindly endorsement and guidance  |  
 autonomous  | a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent  |  
 ballyhoo  | n. blatant or sensational promotion  |  
 beguiling  | a. misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods  |  
 belvedere  | n. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn  |  
 biennial  | a. every two years; lasting or living for two years  |  
 bravura  | n. brilliant and showy technical skill  |  
 carcinogen  | n. any substance that produces cancer  |  
 cervine  | a. relating to or resembling deer  |  
 colloquial  | a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty  |  
 comestible  | n. any substance that can be used as food  |  
 commensurate  | a. of the same size, extent, or duration as another  |  
 concierge  | n. a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter  |  
 convivial  | a. festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company  |  
 corollary  | n. natural consequence or effect; result  |  
 cumbrous  | a. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight  |  
 delineate  | v. portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out  |  
 despotism  | n. government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power  |  
 disenfranchise  | v. deprive of civil right; deprive someone of franchise, generally their right to vote  |  
 echelon  | n. level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships  |  
 eclectic  | a. composed of elements from a variety of sources  |  
 emigrant  | n. someone who leaves one country to settle in another  |  
 encyclical  | a. intended for wide distribution  |  
 fallacious  | a. false; tending to mislead; deceptive  |  
 filibuster  | v. block legislation by making long speeches  |  
 fungible  | a. of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation  |  
 gazpacho  | n. a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold  |  
 ignominy  | n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor  |  
 imperturbable  | a. unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted  |  
 incontrovertible  | a. indisputable; not open to question  |  
 incredulously  | ad. in a manner indicating disbelief  |  
 indomitable  | a. unconquerable; incapable of being overcome  |  
 intransigence  | n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness  |  
 knickknack  | n. a small inexpensive mass-produced article; miscellaneous curios  |  
 largesse  | n. a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously  |  
 lintel  | n. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window  |  
 modicum  | n. limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing  |  
 myrrh  | n. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume  |  
 narcissus  | n. (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection  |  
 neophyte  | n. recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated  |  
 neurosis  | n. a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction  |  
 nunnery  | n. house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows  |  
 obdurate  | a. hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion  |  
 obstetrician  | n. physician specializing in delivery of babies  |  
 opacity  | n. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation  |  
 operetta  | n. a short amusing opera  |  
 oxymoron  | n. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')  |  
 parallelogram  | n. a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length  |  
 pejorative  | a. tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling  |  
 perfunctory  | a. done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care  |  
 pertinacious  | a. stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate  |  
 poultice  | n. a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.  |  
 recalcitrant  | a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority  |  
 restaurateur  | n. the proprietor of a restaurant  |  
 sacrilegious  | a. acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane  |  
 sobriquet  | n. nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name  |  
 surreptitiously  | ad. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively  |  
 sycophantic  | a. attempting to win favor by flattery  |  
 thievery  | n. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully  |  
 tremolo  | n. (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones  |  
 tripartite  | a. involving three parties or elements  |  
 troika  | n. a modern Russian triumvirate  |  
 unconscionable  | a. lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation  |  
 unpronounceable  | a. impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly  |  
 virulent  | a. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter  |  
 vociferous  | a. offensively loud; noisy; making outcry  |  
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