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11th Grade
10/12/2009

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decorous
Definition
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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inclement
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severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.

  not kind or merciful.
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arduous
Definition
requiring great exertion; laborious
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obtuseness
Definition
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
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sagacious
Definition
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
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torpid
Definition
lazy, inactive
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palpable
Definition
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:
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vitiated
Definition
  to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
2. to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
3. to debase; corrupt; pervert.
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malleable
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capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
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impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment.
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propensity
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 natural inclination or tendency
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predilections
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noun

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference:
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impropriety
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noun

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference:
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remonstrance
Definition
a protest
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plaintive
Definition
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
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requited
Definition
to make repayment or return for
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ascetic
Definition
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
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superfluous
Definition
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
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voluptuous
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full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment
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insidious
Definition
intended to entrap or beguile
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enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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wan
Definition
of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
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extant
Definition
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost
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tome
Definition
a book, esp. a very heavy, large, or learned book
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exigencies
Definition
urgency.
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palliate
Definition
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
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odious
Definition
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
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abstruce
Definition
hard to understand
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expiation
Definition
make amends or reparation for
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