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11th Grade
10/08/2008
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assuage
 Definition
to soothe; to spacify; to releave
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astute
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shrewd; keen in gudgement
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austare
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unadoined; stern' fobbiding' without access
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banal
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unoriginal; ordiary
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benign
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gentle' kind; mild
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blatant
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unpleasantly; offensive noisy; glaring
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chastise
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to punish
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compel
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forse
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conjecture
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judgement based on incomplete work
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deity
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a god or goddess
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desecrate
 Definition
to violate the sacredness of
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dilate
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to make wider or larger
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dwindle
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to become gradually less untill little remains
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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fractuous
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indined to make trouble
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grovel
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to crowl on the flor in search of something
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havoc
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widespread distruction
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homage
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respectful difference
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hyperbole
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an obviouse and international exageration
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imposing
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impresive
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lrk
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to irritate
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longuid
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lacking energy
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oblique
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at an angle
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oblivious
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forgetful
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ostentatious
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chracterised by
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ponderous
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having great weight
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recede
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to slope bacwards
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reproof
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a rebuke
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scant
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scarceky sufficient
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stolid
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showing little emotion
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temerity
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boldness
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transient
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passing with time
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usurp
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to take over
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