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10th Grade
11/20/2011
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rendered

(verb)

 Definition
made; caused to be
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accord

(noun)

 Definition
agreement
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eluded

(verb)

 Definition
escaped from one's understanding
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lingering

(verb)

 Definition
remaining, as though reluctant to leave
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aspiration

(noun)

 Definition
ambition
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morass

(noun)

 Definition
something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms
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benevolent

(adjective)

 Definition
suggestive of doing good
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anarchist

(noun)

 Definition
one who is against all forms of government
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peeved

(adjective)

 Definition
vexed; angry
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yearning

(noun)

 Definition
longing
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reproach

(noun)

 Definition
disapproval
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queer

(adjective)

 Definition
strange
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lulled

(verb)

 Definition
calmed
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endure

(verb)

 Definition
carry on through hardships
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ebbed

(verb)

 Definition
to flow from
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alibi

(noun)

 Definition
an excuse; a way to prove one could not have committed the crime
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conjectured

(verb)

 Definition
thought; came to a conclusion based on present evidence
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imperiously

(adjective)

 Definition
overbearingly; pressingly; urgently
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awe

(noun)

 Definition
a mixed emotion of reverence, respect, and dread
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impalpable

(adjective)

 Definition
can't be grasped by touch or mind
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labyrinth

(noun)

 Definition
maze
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augmented

(adjective)

 Definition
added to; supplemented
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vigilantes

(noun)

 Definition
people who take the law into their own hands
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exhorted

(verb)

 Definition
urged through arguements and appeals
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foreboding

(noun)

 Definition
a feeling that something bad will happen
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