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Chemistry
1st Grade
12/04/2011
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Implored
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begged
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extorted
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to draw something( like money) from someone by force
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exhorted
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to urge by words of good advice or to caution
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admonished
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to warn, to reprove, to caution against specific faults
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emigrate
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from
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prosecution
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a legal suit against
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peregrinate
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to travel
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extortion
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drawing something from someone by force
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immigration
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going to another place
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arraignment
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to bring before a court, to charge
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censure
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blame or criticism
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repartee
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clever, witty retort
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latent
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stresses concealment
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satire
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wit used for the purpose of exposing vice
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sortie
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a mission or an attack
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abrogate
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to annul, to abolish
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infer
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to draw conclusions from given data
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impose
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to pass off or to intrude
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nullify
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to make or render of no value
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surmise
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to imagine or to guess on slight charges
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breech
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to cover with breeches
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breach
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to cancel
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annihilate
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to make void
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astute
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shrewd
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auspicious
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favorable
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arbitrary
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based on one's preference, not on reason
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palindrome
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a sentence that reads the same forward and backward
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quandrary
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a state of doubt or perplexity
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colloquy
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a dialogue, requiring two or more speakers
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liloquy
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a monologue that usually presets the character's inner reflections to the audience and is treated as if unhearde by the other actors
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obloquy
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to speak abusively or offensively
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abnegation
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self-denial
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turpitude
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depravity, is the opposite of hte word sought
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calumny
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refers to false charges or misrepresentation
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vacillation
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indecision
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biddable
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obedient
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torpid
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lazy
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truculent
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argumentative
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contrite
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sorry
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eccentric
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peculiar
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deign
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condescend
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berate
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to belittle
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commend
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to praise
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corroborate
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to support
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repudiate
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to deny
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imbue
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permeate
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vaunt
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boast
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frailty
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an imperfection
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vice
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a "serious" imperfection
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cloister
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implies seclusion from the world
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pundit
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an expert
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tyro
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a novice
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celestial
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heavenly
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amercement
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fine or penalty
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forfeiture
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a fine
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mulct
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penalty
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contraband
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illegal or prohibited commerce
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semaphore
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an apparatus for signaling
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malefacation
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an evil deed, an offense
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impecunious
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poor, habitually without money
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capricious
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fanciful, inconstant, apt ot change suddenly
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ludicrous
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illogical, senseless or absurd
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mundane
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earthly
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fallacious
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logially unsound
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jeopardy
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danger
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perjury
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false swearing
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conundrum
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a puzzle
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levity
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frivolity
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Awry
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askew or bent
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pied
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spotted
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dubious
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doubtful
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precipitant
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rushing ahead
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insidious
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wily, sly
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incendiary
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tending to excite or inflame
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decadent
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deteriorating, decling
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conducive
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helpful
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imprudent
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lacking in caution, indiscreet
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scrupulous
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to be careful
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copious
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polentiful, abundant
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sumptuous
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luxurious
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raucous
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harsh
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strident
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harsh
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demure
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coy
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uncouth
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crude
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mollify
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to appease, to calm
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conjecture
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to guess based on insufficient evidence
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prognosticate
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to guess
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postulate
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to guess
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corroborate
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to establish, to confirm
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refurbish
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to brighten or to freshen up
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succor
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aid, help
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Grip
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one who moves scenery o a movie set
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vigilance
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alertly watchful
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malefecation
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an evil deed, an offense
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subsidy
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a gift, a form of aid
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profligation
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the act of wasting
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar, eccentric
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cognate
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of similar nature
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zephyr
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a gentle wind
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tycoon
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a wealthy powerful individual
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typhoon
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a violent cyclonic storm
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coracle
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a small boat
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taciturn
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quiet, soft-spoken
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