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