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a-d
38
Language - English
12th Grade
01/28/2010
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aesthete
 Definition
one who appreciates and seeks beauty
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful readiness
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aphorism
 Definition
a wise saying; an adage; a maxim
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appropriate
 Definition
to take another's property as one's own
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arable
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able to be cultivated; farmable
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arboreal
 Definition
relating to trees
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asylum
 Definition
a safe place to practice one's religion or follow one's convictions
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auspicious
 Definition
foretelling well for the future
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avant-garde
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cutting edge; new; experimental
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behemoth
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a huge animal; something of great size or power
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bequest
 Definition
a gift upon one's death
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breadth
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a range or scope
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brook
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to endure; to put up with
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bungle
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to botch; to mess up
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byzantine
 Definition
ornate; fancy
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celerity
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rapidity of motion or action
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cerebral
 Definition
intellectual
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chagrin
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embarassment
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circumscribed
 Definition
defined or limited; isolated
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cloying
 Definition
oversweet; saccharine
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confound
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to confuse; to perplex; to befuddle
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conjecture
 Definition
a guess
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constituents
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voters
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consummate
 Definition
complete; perfect
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crude
 Definition
rude; lacking refinement
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curtail
 Definition
to cut short
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debased
 Definition
morally low; base
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decorous
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having propriety; polite; accepted standard in society
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desultory
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aimless; lacking a plan or purpose
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didactic
 Definition
relating to instruction, lecturing
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dilatory
 Definition
lacking goals or purpose
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din
 Definition
a noise
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dirge
 Definition
a funeral song
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discomfited
 Definition
embarassed; disconcerted; uneasy
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discretionary
 Definition
based on personal choice; showing prudence
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disingenuous
 Definition
dishonest; crafty; deceitful
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disposed
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behaviorally inclined, tendency
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divine
 Definition
heavenly; godly
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