Week 10

English IV Vocabulary
2nd Semester
2020-2021

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 abrogate

to repeal, annul, nullify

The new prime minister’s first act was to

ABROGATE all treaties with neighboring
nations.
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 adduce

to cite, bring forward for consideration

She ADDUCED many examples as proof of

the doctor’s incompetence.
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 adumbrate

to foreshadow, suggest, prefigure, outline broadly

These happy times ADUMBRATE the joy we will

someday feel when we live here permanently.

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 arcane

mysterious, esoteric

He spent a lifetime seeking the ARCANE

knowledge of the sages of the East.

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 condign

well-deserved, due, merited

The public felt that hanging was a CONDIGN

punishment for the traitors.

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 cynosure

an attraction, center of attention

The newly renovated museum became

a CYNOSURE for visitors to the city.
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 hieratic

priestly, sacerdotal

With a solemn, HIERATIC gesture he bade us

depart from the temple.

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 inchoate

incipient, just beginning, incomplete

The INCHOATE affection they felt for

each other never had chance to ripen
into true love.
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 ineluctable

inevitable, inescapable

The conclusion is INELUCTABLE: it was our

fault, and we will have to pay the damages.

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 internecine

deadly, destructive, characterized by

internal struggle

The encounter between the two tribes

led to an INTERNECINE slaughter.
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 quondam

former, onetime

Jane discovered that her QUONDAM

boyfriend was now saying bad things
about her.
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 recherché

exquisite, rare, exotic, precious

The jaded aristocrats were forever

seeking new and RECHERCHÉ ways to
spend their money.
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 redaction

revision, editing, adaptation

The REDACTION of this material must have

presented many difficult decisions to the
medieval monks.
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 reticulate

net-like, forming a network

The RETICULATE wing was crisscrossed with tiny

veins.

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 stertorous

snoring, characterized by snoring

Jill finds the STERTOROUS sounds of her

sleeping husband irritating when she
can’t sleep.
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