Honors English 10 Vocabulary Words

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Aboriginal
Original or earliest known
Adduce
To bring forward in argument or as evidence
Aggrandize
Increase in size or intensity
Altercation
A heated or angry dispute
Ancillary
Auxillary assisting
Apotheosis
The elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
Assiduous
Constant; unremitting
Baleful
Full of menacing or malign influences
Canard
Derogatory story, report or rumor
Concomitant
Existing or occurring with something else
Cupidity
Eager or excessive desire (love)
Defile
To make foul, dirty, or unclean
Anomaly
A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
Assuage
Make milder or less severe
Deleterious
Harmful; injurious to health