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vocab
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English
10th Grade
11/05/2009

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melancholy

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melancholy-  a deep pensive and long lasting sadness

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bigot- 

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bigot- utterly intolerant

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besmirch- 

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besmirch- damage the reputation of someone

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austere 

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austere stern and cold in appearance or manner

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usurp 

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usurp  to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right

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slander  

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slander  the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation

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chide  

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chide  to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke

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spoof  

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spoof  a light humorous parody/hoax

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ludicrous  : 

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ludicrous  : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity

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reproach  : 

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reproach  : an expression of rebuke or disapproval

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acquiesce 

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acquiesce  to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

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zealous   

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zealous   filled with or characterized by zeal : marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal <zealous missionaries

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