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Literature
9th Grade
05/21/2010

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Copious
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(adj.) abundant, plentiful
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Officious
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(adj.) ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice
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Onerous
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(adj.) troublesome, oppressive, burdensome
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Pious
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(adj.) devout or virtuous; holy
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Scruptulous
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(adj.) careful of small details, honest, conscientious
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Spurious
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not genuine; false
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Surreptitious
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done or acting in a secret, sly manner
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Tenacious
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touch; stubborn; not letting go
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Voracious
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an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume great amounts of food
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Gregarious
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seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
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Ablution
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A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act
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Ambivalence
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indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions
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Attrition
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A gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away
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Carrion
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dead and rotting flesh
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Edification
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enlighten; instruct
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Elocution
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the art of public speaking
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Kismet
Definition
fate
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Pedestrian
Definition
ordinary; moving on foot
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Pinion
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bind the wings so as not to fly; confine; bound
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Writhe
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to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrasment
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Ascribe
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to attribute to a certain cause, source, or origin
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Cavalier
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casual, carefree and nonchalant, arrogant disregard (n.) A gallant gentleman
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Deploy
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to arrange strategically
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Egg
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to encourage or incite to action
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Embroil
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to involve in argument or hostile action; to throw in disorder
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Impair
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to cause to diminish as in strength, value, or quality
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Mete
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to distribute by or as if by measure; allot; pass out
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Nullify
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to make useless; cancel, undo
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Waffle
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to speak or write evasively; without answering the question
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Abate
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to reduce
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Frank
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straightforward, open and sincere in expression
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Gambit
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to take a risk for some advantage
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Jaunt
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a short pleasure trip
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Lithe
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bending easily and gracefully
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Terse
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brief and to the point; concise
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Abash
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to make ashamed or uneasy
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Continuum
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a continuous whole without clear division into parts
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Exodus
Definition
a mass departure
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Gullible
Definition
easily cheated or fooled
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Influx
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mass arrival or incoming, a continuous coming; opposite of exodus
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Intrepid
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fearless; bold
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Languid
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lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything
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Mawkish
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excessively and objectionably sentimental
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Raffish
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cheaply vulgar in appearance; vulgar; disreputable
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Travail
Definition
strenuous physical or mental labor or effort, the labor of child birth
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Diffident
Definition
lacking self confidence; timid
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Enhance
Definition
to improve, to intensify
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Eloquent
Definition
extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement
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Augment
Definition
make or become greater
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Eminent
Definition
standing out; renowned; distinguished; prominent
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Incessant
Definition
continuing without interruption; nonstop
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Latent
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laying hidden or undeveloped; potential
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Malcontent
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dissatisfied with existing conditions
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Prudent
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cautious; discrete; exercising good judgement
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Wince
Definition
to flinch; to shrink back or start wide, as from a blow or pain
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Ebullience
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enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement
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Choleric
Definition
hot tempered ; quick to anger
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Cryptic
Definition
having an ambiguous, hidden meaning
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Dogmatic
Definition
characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs
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Emphatic
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forcibly expressive
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Idyllic
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charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Logistics
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the management of the details of an operation
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Pandemic
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widespread; general
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Peccadillo
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a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense
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Phillipic
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a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language
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Rhetoric
Definition
the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elabora to language
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Abstract
Definition
difficult to understand; impersonal, theoretical
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Accountable
Definition
expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable
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Adroit
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skillful; deft
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Bauble
Definition
a small, inexpensive trincket
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Circumspect
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cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences
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Defunct
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dead or inactive; having ceased to exist
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Ostensible
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appearing as such; offered as genuine or real
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Palpable
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capable of being touched or felt emotionally
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Pliable
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receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted
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Succinct
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beif and to the point; concise and terse
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Plethora
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a state of fullness, super abundance
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Ancillary
Definition
helping, providing assistance; subordinate
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Sedentary
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characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise
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Ambulatory
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of or for walking; capable or walking
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Idolatry
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blind or excessive devotion to something
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Cursory
Definition
rapid and superficial; preformed with haste and scant attention to detail
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Predatory
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victimizing or destroying others for one's own game; pillaging
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Pecuniary
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consisting of or relating to money
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Skullduggery
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trickery; underhandedness
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Tawdry
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gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature
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Symmetry
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exact correspondence of form on supported sides of a dividing line
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Adherent
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a follower of a leader, supporter
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Armament
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military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war
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Circumvent
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to surround; enclose; bypass
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Corpulent
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fat, obese
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Gradient
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a rate of inclination; a slope
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Panorama
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an unbroken view of a wide area
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Abide
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to remain; continue; stay; endure
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Aesthetical
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having to do with artistic beauty; overall look
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Coerce
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to form someone by threatening or physically overpowering him
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Diverse
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different; varied
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Presentment
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a sense that something is about to occur; a premonition
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Saga
Definition
a long story, often telling the history of a family
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Vent
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a means of escape or release; an outlet; a small hole
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