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9th Grade
05/24/2011
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alleged
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asserted without proof
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vapid
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not lively
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malevolent
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ill will, hatred
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culprit
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guilty of a crime
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predilection
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preference
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condescended
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assumed an air of superiority
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illicitly
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unlawfully
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indigenous
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native to a particular region
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contemptuous
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scornful
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contentious
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argumentative
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arbitrated
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determined
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mortifying
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embarrasing
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desolate
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empty
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ascertaining
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making certain
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unfathomable
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unable to be understood
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perpetrated
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carried out
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adjacent
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nearby
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perplexity
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confused
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wary
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watchful
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articulate
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able to speak clearly
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melancholy
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sadness
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cantankerous
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ill-natured
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austere
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somber; grave
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prerogative
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a special right
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infallible
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sure;certain
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sullen
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gloomy
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venerable
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respected
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formidable
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causing fear
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haughty
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proud
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integrity
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honesty
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cynical
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crtical
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credibility
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believability
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adamant
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inflexible
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impertinence
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rudeness
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martyred
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constantly sufferring
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persecuted
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harassed
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notoriety
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widely and unfavorably known
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stealthily
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secertively
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stolidly
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unemotionally
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apprehensive
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fearful
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