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Westlake High School
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10th Grade
02/10/2012
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Posterity
 Definition
all future generations.
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Prate
 Definition
talk foolishly or at a length
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prattle
 Definition
talk at length foolishly
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Profundity
 Definition
deep insight, great depth of knowledge
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Purveyors
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someone who supplies provisions (usually food)
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Quell
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to put an end to a rebellion because of force.
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Rancor
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bitterness or resentfulness
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rend
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tear into two of more pieces
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sanctify
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set apart or declare holy
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searing
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extremely hot or intense
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sieve
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a utensil consisting of mesh help in a frame
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sovereign
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a supreme ruler, a monarch
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spurn
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reject with disdain
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surfeited
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cause someone to desire no more of something
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tidings
 Definition
news, information
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usurp
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take illegally or by force
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utter
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complete, absolute
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vanquished
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defeat thoroughly
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wanton
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deliberate and unprovoked      
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warranted
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justify or necessitate
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