Junior Vocabulary - 2009

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A

aback

abandon

able-bodiedaborigines

abrupt

absence

absurd

abundant

abusive

academy

accelerate

accuracy

accursed

accuse

acid

acidify

acquaint

actionable

adjacency

adjacent

advertiser

afresh

alcoholism

alias

alley

allotment

altar

alteration

alternate


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altitude

ambulance

ampersand

amusementancestry

anew

angelic

angular

annual

Antichrist

antiseptic - that which

apparel

archangel

archbishop

aristocrat

arrange

arrangement

arrogant

artless

aspire

assassination

assertive

assets

atheism

atlas

audition

autobiography

awaken

B

baffle

bait

bark

beneficial

benefit

biograph

birthright


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bitterness

blemish

bombard

botanical

botanize

brevity

brisk

broadcast

bronchitis

C

cabinet

calorie

centiliter

centimeter

cereal

ceremonial

ceremonious

characteristic

choleracivility

clarify

classify

clearance

clumsy

coerce

coercive

coincident

collapse

colleague

collective

collegian

commodity

comparison

compensate

competitive -- characterized by


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competitor

complicate

components

compressible

confide

confident

congestconscious

consecutive

consistency

contaminate

continuance

continuation

continuity

continuous

contradiction

contradictory

contributioncontroller

conversion

convex

cosmetic

courtesy

crave

craving

creamy

curable

D

deadlock

decaliterdecameter

deceive

decency

decimal

decisive

defiant

definite

dehydrate

deject

demagnetize

demonstrator

derangeddesert

despair

desperate

despite

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North South Foundation Regionals Practice Wo


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detergent

determination

difference

dimly

diplomatic

disapprove

disbelieverdiscard

disciplinary

discipline

disclaim

discrimination

disfigure

dishonest

disillusion

disinfect

disinfectant

disinherit

dislocatedismissal

disquiet

distrust

dominate

domination

donate

doublet

doubly

dowry

drastic

dynamo

Eearthenware

eccentricity

edible

effective

ego

element

eliminate

emblem

emphasis

emphatic

employee

emporiumendanger

endear

engross

enlist

enthrone

episode

estrange


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eventual

evidential

exaggerate

exceed

excellence

excellent

excitableexhaust

exhaustion

exhaustive

exit

expand

expense

explode

explosion

expressive

extensive

external

extinguishextraordinary

extravagance

F

faculty

fanatic

fancier

fatal

faulty

finally

financial

firebrand

foggyfolk-lore

folly

foolery

forefather

foreground

foresee

forth

fragile

freshness

frightful

fungus

Ggenerally

generate

gladden

glimpse

grave

grievance

guess


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gusty

H

habitant

habitual

hallucination

hard-hearted

haughtyheadstrong

hesitancy

hibernate

hinder

hindmost

homogeneity

homophonic

hospitality

humanize

humid

hysteria

Iillogical

illuminant

illuminate

illusion

imitation

imitator

immature

immense

immune

impatience

impersonal

impracticableimpulsion

impure

inaccessible

incapacitate

incapacity

incompetence

incomplete

incompressible

indefinitely

indicator

indigestible

inedibleineligible

inexhaustible

inexpensive

inexperience

infectious

inflammable

inflammation


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ingredient

inhibit

inhibition

inquire

insecure

inseparable

insightinsignificance

insistent

inspector

instructive

intelligence

intelligentsia

intention

intercept

interrogative

interrupt

intestate

intestineintimacy

intolerance

intoxicant

intoxicate

intracellular

introspect

introspection

intrude

intuition

intuitive

invalid

invaluableinvariably

invasion

inverse

investigator

investor

involuntary

involve

inwardly

irony

irrational

irreducible

irreligiousirresistible

irreverence

irreverential

irreversible

irrigant

irrigate

isle


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isolate

J

jargon

judgment

judiciary

juicy

junctionjuror

K

kilowatt

kind-hearted

kingling

kingship

knight errant

knighthood

L

lactation

laddie

ladlelandholder

landlord

lapse

later

latish

lawgiver

lawmaker

lax

laxative

legging

legislator

legitimatelever

liberate

lifelike

lifelong

lifetime

likelihood

likely

linear

liner

linguist

linguistic

liquorliteral

litigant

litigate

livelihood

locomotion

logic

logical


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loiterer

loneliness

loot

lordling

lyric

M

machinerymachinist

magnet

magnificence

maharaja

maltreat

man-eater

maniac

manlike

man-trap

maritime

martyrdom

marvelmasonry

masterpiece

mastery

material

materialize

maternal

maxim

medial

medieval

mediocre

meditation

melodiousmemorable

metal

metropolis

microscope

midwife

migrate

mileage

militarism

minimize

ministry

minority

minutemisadventure

misbehave

miscount

misdeed

miser

misgiving

mislay


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misrepresent

misrule

missile

mistrust

misunderstand

mobocracy

mockmoderator

modernity

modernize

modification

momentary

momentum

monotone

monotony

monstrosity

monumental

moonbeam

moralitymoralize

mortal

mountaineer

municipality

mute

mutilate

mutiny

muzzle

mystic

mystification

myth

mythicalmythology

N

nameless

narrate

narrative

nationality

nativity

nautical

navel

navigable

navigate

necessarynecessity

needy

negotiate

neuter

neutral

Newtonian

nicety


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nil

nimble

noisy

nomadic

nomination

nominee

normalcyNorman

numeration

numerical

nuptial

nutritive

O

oasis

observant

obstruction

occurrence

octagon

oddityodorous

off

omission

operate

opponent

opportune

opportunist

opportunity

opt

optics

optimist

optometryoration

orator

oratory

orient

originate

out-and-out

outcast

outcry

outdo

outlast

outlaw

outliveout-of-the-way

outpost

outrage

outreach

outride

outright

outskirt


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outwit

overdo

overeat

overpass

overpower

overproduction

overreachoverrun

oversee

overseer

overshadow

overthrow

P

pacify

packet

pageant

palatable

palate

paleontologypaly

pamphlet

pamphleteer

Pan-American

panel

pantheism

paralyze

parentage

parrot

parse

participant

partitionpatriotism

pauper

payee

penalty

pendulum

penetrate

penetration

pension

pentagon

percussion

perform

perhapsperiodicity

permanence

perpendicular

persistence

personal

personality

perspiration


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perspire

persuade

pervert

phenomenal

philosophy

physicist

physicspilgrimage

pioneer

piteous

pitfall

pitiable

pitiless

plea

poetic

poetics

portable

possible

postgraduateprecise

prediction

preference

prefix

prejudice

preparation

preparatory

prevention

primitive

procedure

proceed

professorprofuse

propellant

propeller

protection

pun

Q

quantity

R

reaction

readjust

ready

rearrangereassure

recapture

recess

reckless

reconstruct

recover

recruit


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reestablish

referable

reflectible

reflection

reflexible

regretful

remodelrepentance

replica

reproduction

repulsive

resemblance

resistless

restrain

retrace

retrieve

reunite

reverent

revisalrevise

ridicule

rigorous

rotate

ruffle

S

savage

scholarly

scholastic

scoundrel

scribble

Scripturalsecondary

secrecy

secrete

secretive

seize

selective

self-respect

semiannual

semicircle

semicivilized

sense

separatistseverely

siren

sisterhood

sober

sorcery

souvenir

specialize


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spinous

stanza

stature

studious

submarine

submissive

successsuccessful

sufficiency

supernatural

suppression

surround

suspension

suspicious - inclined to

sympathetic

systematic

T

taxation

temporarytempt

tempter

tendency

tense

terminate

territorial

thermal

tireless

tiresome

toilsome

tolerate

toothsometranquil

tranquilize

transfer

transferable

transferrer

translator

transmissible

triad

trickery

trimness

trinitytriple

typical

tyrannical

U

unaffected

unbiased

uncommon


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unconscious - marked by absence of

underhanded

undersized

undervalue

unlimitedunnatural

unnecessary

unspeakable

untimely

unwise

urgency

V

vacate

vacuum

valorous

variation

vegetarianvegetative

velvety

viola

violation

vitality

vulgar

W

waver

wholly

writing


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surprised and disconcerted, toward the back

2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage caree

3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army

body is able to do thingsnative australian, original people of a country or region

sudden or unexpected act

state of being away or not being present

present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient,well supplied: an abundant supply of water,

using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language, or beahaviour, wrongly used po

to get faster, speed up

measure of how close you are to the answer

someone who is cursed

to find fault with, blame, to charge someone with a fault or blame

a substance with a sour taste.

to make or become sour.

to become familiar with, to furnish with knowledge

ready to go or be put into action, furnishing ground for a lawsuit

the state of being adjacent; nearness.

next to

someone whose business is advertisinganew; once more; again: to start afresh

addiction to drinking alcohol

a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:

a narrow back street.a passage, as through a continuous row of houses

a portion or thing allotted (allot - is to divide or share a large portion)

to make a change, change a dress, modify, a change; modification or adjustment

2. to change back and forth between conditions, states, actions, etc.: He alternates between hope and despa

3. to take turns: My sister and I alternated in doing the dishes.4. Electricity. to reverse direction or sign periodically.

5. Linguistics. to occur as a variant in alternation with another form.

7. to interchange successively or regularly: to alternate hot and cold compresses.

to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandonsinking ship.

utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish ofalse, crazy,

a secondary or high school, esp. a private one.

2. a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject: a military academy.

3. an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science: the National Academy of Aand Letters.

an elevated (raised) place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on wsacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc

verb (used without object) 1. to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate(usually fol. by with): Day alternates with night.

verb (used with object) 6. to perform or do in succession or one after another: to alternate comedy acts; toalternate jogging and walking.

adjective 8. being in a constant state of succession or rotation; interchanged repeatedly one for another: Winand summer are alternate seasons.


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9. reciprocal; mutual: alternate acts of kindness.

10. every second one of a series: Read only the alternate lines.

11. constituting an alternative: The alternate route is more scenic.

the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth

a specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospita

a character or symbol (& or ) for and

anything that amuses; pastime; entertainmenta series of ancestors, lineage

over again; again; once more, afresh

like an angel

once a year

against jesus christ, disbeliever of christ

free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms, free of contamination or pollution

clothing

a chief or principal angel

a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese. (church)

to place in proper, desired, or convenient order

something arranged in a particular way, an agreement

proud, making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently prou

free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless child.

2. not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm.

3. lacking art, knowledge, or skill.

4. poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation

to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.

2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).

1. a useful and desirable thing or quality: Organizational ability is an asset.

2. a single item of ownership having exchange value

1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God.

. a bound collection of maps

a history of a person's life written or told by that person.

to awake; waken to wake up

1. to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.3. to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.).

the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. The outer layer of a tree.

conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.

any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth

angled, with angles, bony, lean, or gaunt: a tall, angular man, acting or moving awkwardly, stiff in manner;unbending

anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind: the aristocrat of California wines. , royof noble birth

to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value (usually fol. bafter, or an infinitive):

to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocenthe crime.

a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional trainicompetition, etc.

something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the system


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1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste

a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.

3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record.

1. to attack or batter with artillery fire.

2. to attack with bombs.

3. to assail vigorously: to bombard the speaker with questions.

4. Physics. to direct high energy particles or radiations against: to bombard a nucleus.pertaining to plants

1. to study plants or plant life.

2. to collect plants for scientific study.

1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life.

2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Brevity is the soul of wit.

1. quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.

2. sharp and stimulating: brisk weather; brisk wind.

1. to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station , to spread over a wide area

used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food

one 100th of a liter

one 100th of a meter

any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.

2. the grain itself.

3. some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food.

pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal

pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal

trait, a distinguishing feature or quality

a polite action or expression

to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible

to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clearance

awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.

to compel ( to make somebody do something) by force, intimidation (by threatening), or authority

to compel by force, intimidation, or authority

happening at the same time.

2. coinciding; occupying the same place or position.

3. exactly corresponding

to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd.

an associate, someone you work with

formed by collection

a student in, or a graduate of, a college,a member of a college

an article of trade or commerce, something of use, advantage, or value

the act of comparing

to make up for, to counterbalance

having a strong desire to compete or to succeed, like to win

disease of the lungs,acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused byrespiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.

a wall cupboard used for storage, a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., esp. the group of ministers oexecutives responsible for the government of a nation.

an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized

profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps

to fall unconscious or as if unconscious or physically depleted, as from a stroke, heart attack, disease, orexhaustion


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person who likes to win

to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult

A part of a mechanical or electrical complex

to press together; force into less space

to tell secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems

sure of oneself

to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburdenaware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, fully active

following one another in uninterrupted sequence or order, next in the order

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a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, steadfast adherence to the same principles, course, form, etc.: Thereconsistency in his pattern of behavior.


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or caused by heat or temperature

not tired, untiring; indefatigable

full of tiredness, very tiring

hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort, laborious work

bear, stand it,

pleasing to the taste; palatable: a toothsome dish, feels good to the teethquite, calm, peaceful,

something that will make you quiet, animals are tranquilized in a zoo before taking care of them

person who transfers, to convey or remove from one place, person

changing from one form to another, a person who can translate a language

able to send, diseases are transmissible, to be able to transmit

a group of three, triad a three note chord

the use or practice of tricks, deceiving somebody

neat, orderly, fit, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trimness

three times, threefold; consisting of three parts

to be of a certain type, to be like some type

unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe, tyrannical rule - a tyrant

not having any effect

not having any favorites,impartial, not taking sides

rare, not common

three gods, holy trinity - Brahma, vishnu, shiva, holy trinity in chrfistianity is Father, son (Jesus) and holy ghos

when jesus rose from the dead.


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not conscious, not being aware, not able to feel, not intentionally

not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.

lower than actual size, (of screened minerals) passing through a sieve of given mesh.

lower than actual value, undervalued stock

a lot, no limitsnot natural, at variance with what is normal or to be expected, not having human qualities or sympathies

not required, not needed

not able to speak, speechless,exceeding the power of speech; unutterable; inexpressible; indescribable.

not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune

Not wise, not smart, foolish

great importance, requiring speedy action, measurement of importance

empty, give up

suck in, empty, without air, living in a vacuum, or thermos has a vacuum

courageous, brave

the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree, difference

growing or developing as or like plants, characterized by a lack of activity; inactive; passive: a vegetative state

suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft: velvety rose petals;

a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin

breaking of a rule

power to live or grow

characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.

2. indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.

3. crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant

to sway to and fro, to flicker or quiver

whole, complete, entirely; totally; altogether

2. executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhdelivery of a ball.

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