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English
11th Grade
10/07/2013

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Humdinger
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(noun) - a person, thing, action or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
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Monad
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(noun) a single unit or entity
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Fermata
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(noun) the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
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Albedo
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(Noun) 1) the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit.

2)astronomy: the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it. 

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Loblolly
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(Noun) south midland and southern U.S. a mire, mudhole.
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bulbous
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(adj) bulped shape; bulging
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gynarchy
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(noun) government ruled by women
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seritonal
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(adj) pertaining to or occuring in the late summer
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Skedaddle
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(verb) to run away hurriedly; flee
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Emanate
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(verb) to flow out, issue, or proceed as from as source or origin; come forth; originate.
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Indubitable
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(adj) that can not be doubled, evidently, unquestionable
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Parnassian
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(adj) pertaining to poetry
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habilliment
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(noun) clothes or clothing as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
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peplum
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(noun) a short full flounce or an extension of a garmet below the waist, covering the hips.
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ikat
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(noun) a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dying the warp yarns, the weft yarns, or both.
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Bordereau
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(noun) a detailed memorandum esp. one in which documents are listed
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Anfractions
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(adj) characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous, circuitous, and anfractious path
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Orrery
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(noun) an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc. in the solar system
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Instauration
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(noun) renewals; restoration; renovation; repair
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