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11th Grade
03/11/2011
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obstensible
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apparent (but not truley so)
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mallignant
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harmful
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prescient
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knowing in advance
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exacerbate
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worsen
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rectify
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correct
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prucious
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cautious
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incipit
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bland
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acerbic
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bitting, sour, harsh temper
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pedestrian
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ordinary
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effervescence
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bubbly
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loquacious
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talkitive
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indigence
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poverty
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rudimentary
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basic
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cavalier
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flippant
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olfactory
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nose
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illicit
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bad
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fatuous
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silly
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dubious
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doubtful
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squalid
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rundown
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incipient
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beginning
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clemency
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mercy
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capricious
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not believeable
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salient
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impressive
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conspicious
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impressive
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execrable
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detestable
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fetid
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having a foul oder
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dither
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be indecisive
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inpinge
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to affect
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pugnacious
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combative
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hackneyed
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unoriginal
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precocious
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advanced
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prudent
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clever
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sinuous
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deceptive, indirect, turning, winding
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succinctly
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expressed in few words
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sultry
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dry and hot
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toadies
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flattery
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connoisseurs
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one capable of criticizing art
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arable
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capable of producing crops
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callous
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make hard
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histrionic
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purposefully dramatic
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inertia
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state of rest
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viscous
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of glutinous nature; hard and sticky
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palliate
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to releave or lessen
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compendious
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summary, having the substance of a subject
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floridity
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excessivly ornamented
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expostion
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not fiction
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treatise
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a narrative; a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
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sardonic
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical
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tenacious
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of ): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits
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vindictive
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disposed or inclined to revenge
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sedulous
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diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous
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petulant
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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity
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