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Literature
9th Grade
01/30/2012
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Esoteric
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understood only by a select few
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extraneous
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irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant
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tedious (tedium)
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boring
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caustic
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burning; uncomplimentary
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inadvertent
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lax; careless; without intention
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exhaustive
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thorough; complete
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incongruous
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not fitting in
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belittle
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to put down
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unprecedented
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happening for the first time; novel; never seen before
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digress
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to go off the subject
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appease
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to make peace with; to satisfy
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frivolous
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not serious; not solemn; with levity
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instigate
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to cause; to start trouble
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sage (sagacious)
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a wise person
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predecessor
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someone who came before another
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jeopardy
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danger
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tangible
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touchable; significant
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indulgent
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pampering oneself; satisfying desires
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remorse
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sadness; regret
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pivotal
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important; critical; crucial
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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refute
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to disprove
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respite
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a rest; a pause; a break
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stoic
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indifferent to pressure or pain
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volatile
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changeable; unstable; explosive
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peripheral
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on the edge; surrounding ; (a synonym for unimportant)
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking; indulgent
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idiom
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a peculiar, untranslatable expression
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benefactor
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a generous donor
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brevity
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briefness
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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slander
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to defame; to speak maliciously of someone
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animosity
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hatred
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deplete
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to use up; to reduce; to lessen
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