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Lesson 9
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English
10th Grade
04/12/2009

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hypothetical
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[adj.] uncertain; unproven
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recalcitrant
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[adj.] stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
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diffident
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[adj.] timid; lacking in self-confidence
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parsimonious
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[adj.] stingy
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tenacious
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[adj.] persistent; stubborn; not letting go
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blithe
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[adj] carefree; cheerful
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dearth
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[n.] lack scarcity
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irascible
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[adj.] easily angered or provoked; irritable
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saccharine
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[adj.] sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
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lament
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[v.] to mourn
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hypo
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under beneath, less than: hypothesis
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al/ali/alter
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other, another: alias, alibi, alter ego, alternative
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nam/nom/noun/nown/nym
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name: synonym, nominate, nominal, noun, renown
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cant/cent/chant
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to sing: chant, enchant, accent, recant, incentive
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