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Level H
unit 6
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General Vocab
10th Grade
04/28/2009
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abortive
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failing, partially developed
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bruit
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spred rumors
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contumelious
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rude and abusice
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dictum
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short saying or statement
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ensconce
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settle comfortably, hide
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iconoclastic
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seeking to overthrow
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in medias res
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in the middle
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internecine
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destructive, slaughter
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maladroit
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lacking skill
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maudlin
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too sentimental
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modulate
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change, soften, adjust
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portentous
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foreshadowing
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prescience
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knowledge of events before
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quid pro quo
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swap
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salubrious
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wholesome, healthy
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saturnalian
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revelry or licentiousness
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touchstone
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means of testing
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traumatic
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jolting, shocking
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vitiate
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weaken weaken, debase, corrupt
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waggish
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joker
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