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Montana 1948
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English
10th Grade
11/14/2016

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INDELIBLE

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cannot be eliminated, forgotten, or changed

(making marks that cannot be removed.) 

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Disabuse

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 to free (a person) from deception or error


persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

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SUSTENANCE


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means of sustaining life; nourishment    

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MYRIAD

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of an indefinitely great number; innumerable 

  

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amplitude 

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greatness of extent    

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PROSAIC

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commonplace or dull

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Affectation 

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artificiality of manner or appearance    

 

Real definition is to behave in a way to try to impress others

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censorious 

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severely critical 

  

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Enclave 

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a small, distinct area or group isolated within a larger one    

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Sordid    

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morally base; vile    

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Ostentation 

 

DAVE SANDOVAL

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conspicuous show of wealth or importance 

 

To brag of your wealth (wearing fancy named brand stuff for example)  

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reverie 

 

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a state of dreamy meditation    

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jauntily 

 

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in an easy and sprightly manner    

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Trivial

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 of very little importance or value

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aberrant 

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departing from the right, normal, or usual course 

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belligerently 

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1)    in a warlike or hostile manner

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expediency

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a regard for what is advantageous rather than what is just
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Commensurate

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of equal extent or duration    

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Dispossessed

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without property or status; rootless 

 

 

Example: Syrian refugees are dispossessed  

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LURID

 

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Glaringly vivid or sensational, shocking

 

Sentence:  Give me all the lurid details

 

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