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English 10 lesson 14
FHN
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English
10th Grade
02/16/2009

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Levity

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lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness

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Hoax

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a practical joke; a trick

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Amicable

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friendly; peacable

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Obstreperous

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aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant

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Enraptured

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delighted beyond measure

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Marital

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having to do with marriage

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Bask

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to expose oneself to pleasant warmth

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Genial

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friendly; amiable

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Charlatan

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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others

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Mundane

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commonplace; earthly and not spiritual

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 Fickle

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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason

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 Juggernaut

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a terrible destructive or irresistible force

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Naïve

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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent

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Nocturnal

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having to do with the night; occurring at night

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 Novice

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a beginner; one who is inexperienced

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