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10-13-06
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11th Grade
10/12/2006
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aberration
 Definition
abnormality; deviation
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acquiesce
 Definition
to agree; to consent
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aesthetic
 Definition
pertaining to beauty
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amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
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anachronism
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something out of place or time
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apposite
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appropriate
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arrant
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notorious; downright
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august
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majestic; worthy of respect; impressive
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baroque
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overdecorated; showy
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beleaguer
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to encircle (with an army); to annoy
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blithe
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carefree; light-hearted
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bowdlerize
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to censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
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camaraderie
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loyalty; friendship
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celerity
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speed; swiftness
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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coadjutor
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assistant; helper
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conflagration
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a large and destructive fire
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contemn
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to regard with scorn or contempt
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convulated
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twisted; coiled
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cursive
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running or flowing
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debase
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to lower in rank; to humiliate
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deluge
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a flood; a rush
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derelict
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abandoned; negligent; a vagrant or bum (n)
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disconsolate
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without hope
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diurnal
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daily
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drone
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a male bee; an idle person; to talk on and on monotonously
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eclectic
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selecting; choosing from various sources
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emulous
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jealous; envious
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entity
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independent being
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euphonious
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having a pleasant sound; harmonious
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; to make more violent
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expunge
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to erase
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fetid
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foul-smelling
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flagellate
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to whip
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forbearance
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patience; restraint
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gauche
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awkward; tactless
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harlequin
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a clown
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homophonic
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sounding alike
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germane
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relevant; fitting
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grovel
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to lower oneself to please another
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