10th grade Vocab Unit 8- grade level

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Stultify

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To make ineffective or useless; to have a dulling effect on.

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Omnivorous

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Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes.

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Consecrate

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To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose.

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Apathy

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A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.

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Ingenuous

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Innocent, simple; frank, sincere.

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Commend

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To praise formally or officially.

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Decrepit

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Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

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Parsimonious

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Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.

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Recalcitrant

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Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

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Deride

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To express contempt for; to ridicule.