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Robbie
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34
English
10th Grade
02/04/2008

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Incessant
Definition
continuing for a long tme without stopping
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Headway
Definition
progress toward achieving something
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Basest
Definition
lacking proper social values or moral principles
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Pantomimed
Definition
acted without speaking; using gesture and expression
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Disheveled
Definition
disordered and untidy
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Parallelepiped
Definition
a three-dimensional figure that has six faces that are parallelograms
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Unvarying
Definition
unchanging
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Ponderously
Definition
moving heavily
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Trump Card
Definition
to make use of a highly valuable resource or advantage that has been held in reserve
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Irrefutable
Definition
impossible to disprove
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Elaborations
Definition
greater details about something
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Alacrity
Definition
promptness or eager and speedy readiness
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Disconsolate
Definition
extremely sad
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Novelty
Definition
new thing or experience
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Berserk
Definition
behaving in an uncontrolled way
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Ordinance
Definition
law or rule made by an authority such as a city government
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Campaigns
Definition
planned and organized series of actions intended to achieve a specific goal
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Scrupulous
Definition
very precise
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Visivox
Definition
movie theater
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Precipitously
Definition
done too quickly, without enough thought
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Sufficient
Definition
as much as needed
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Panorama
Definition
an unobstructed view extending in all directions, especially of a landscape
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Archaism
Definition
the use of expressions, techniques and fashions from an earlier period
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Prosaic
Definition
straightforward
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Opportune
Definition
occurring at just the right time
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Tour de Force
Definition
something done with supreme skill or brilliance
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Impractical
Definition
not able to work effectively; has problems when put into practice
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Unwieldy
Definition
hard to handle because of being large, heavy or awkward
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Immobile
Definition
not moving
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Radical Generalization
Definition
a very broad statement
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Over-abundant
Definition
more than plentiful supply of something
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Pince-nez
Definition
a pair of glasses without sidepieces, held in place by a clip that fits over the nose
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Formidable
Definition
causing fear, dread or alarm
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Asphyxiated
Definition
suffocated
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