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Siddhartha Test
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English
9th Grade
01/11/2010

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assiduous
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constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive
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bemoan
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to regard with regret or disapproval
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besiege
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to cause to feel distressed or worried; to crowed around
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covetous
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eagerly desirous.
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deplore
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to disapprove of
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deprivation
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the absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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lithe
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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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opulent
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richly supplied; abundant or plentiful
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pique
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to arouse an emotion or provoke to action
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solicitous
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anxious or concerned
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subservient
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serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
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surfeit
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excess or overindulgence
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surreptitious
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obtained, made, or done by secret or stealthy means
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tedium
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the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
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antipathy
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a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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ardor
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fiery intensity of feeling
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avaricious
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greedy; covetous.
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convivial
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fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.
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goad
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to prick or drive with, (as with a long stick)
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impasse
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a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
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imperceptible
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impossible or difficult to perceive
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impervious
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incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
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permeate
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to spread throughout; pervade
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voluptuous
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derived from gratification of the senses
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benighted
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intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened
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contort
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to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
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countenance
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appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face
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eddy
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a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, esp. one having a rotary or whirling motion.
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evocative
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tending to evoke
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impending
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about to happen; imminent
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pallid
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pale; faint or deficient in color
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piteous
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evoking or deserving pity
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ply
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to work with or at diligently
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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prevail
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to be greater in strength or influence; triumph
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rapture
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ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
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relish
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liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
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salutary
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promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
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suffuse
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to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
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admonition
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a gentle reproof.
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amenity
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an agreeable way or manner
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forbearance
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forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control.
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasure as a way of life
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volition
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a choice or decision made by the will.
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luminous
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brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening
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radiant
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emitting rays of light; shining; bright
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tenacious
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
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unerring
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undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw
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virile
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having or exhibiting masculine energy, forcefulness, or strength in a marked degree.
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concupiscence
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sexual desire; lust.
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engender
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to produce, cause, or give rise to
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foreboding
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a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.
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laborious
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requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance
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perplexed
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filled with confusion or bewilderment; puzzled
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semblance
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outward aspect or appearance.
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