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10th Grade
07/14/2013
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ABHOR
 Definition
hate
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BIGOT
 Definition
narrow-minded; prejudiced person
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COUNTERFEIT
 Definition
fake; false
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ENFRANCHISE
 Definition
give voting rights
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HAMPER
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hinder; obstruct
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KINDLE
 Definition
to start a fire
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NOXIOUS
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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PLACID
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calm; peaceful
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REMUNERATION
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payment for work done
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TALISMAN
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lucky charm
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ABRASIVE
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rough; coarse; harsh
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BILK
 Definition
cheat; defraud
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COVERT
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hidden; undercover
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ENGENDER
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cause
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HANGAR
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storage area for a plane
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KNOTTY
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complex; difficult to solve
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NUANCE
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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TANGENT
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going off the main subject
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ABASEMENT
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humiliation; degradation
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BILLOWING
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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COWER
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recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
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HARANGUE
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noisy; attacking speech
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PLAINTIFF
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petitioner
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REPLETE
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full
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ABROGATE
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cancel; deny; repeal
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HARBINGERS
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indicators; bringers of warnings
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NUZZLE
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cuddle; snuggle
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PLAUDIT
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statement giving strong praise
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ABSOLUTION
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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ENSCONCE
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establish firmly in a position
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LACERATION
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a cut
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OBDURATE
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stubborn
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REPRIEVE
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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TAWDRY
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of little value; gaudy
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BLIGHTED
 Definition
damaged; destroyed; ruined
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CREDULOUS
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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ENSHROUD
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cover
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LACHRYMOSE
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tearful; sad
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OBFUSCATE
 Definition
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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PLETHORA
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an excess
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REPUDIATE
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shun; eschew
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TEDIUM
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boredom
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ABSTEMIOUS
 Definition
self-denying; refraining from indulging
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BLITHE
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free-spirited; carefree
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CREPUSCULAR
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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LACKLUSTER
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dull; monotonous; bland
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RESCIND
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retract; repeal
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ABSTRUSE
 Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
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BLUNDERBUSS
 Definition
1. ancient weapon (type of gun)
2. a clumsy person
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ENVENOM
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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HEDONISM
 Definition
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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LACONIC
 Definition
using few words; brief; to the point
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OBLIQUE
 Definition
indirect; slanting
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PLUMAGE
 Definition
feathers of a bird
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TENACIOUS
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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ACCOLADE
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tribute; honor; praise
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BOLSTER
 Definition
support; prop up
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