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English
11th Grade
09/28/2009

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Angry
Definition
Feeling or showing anger; annoyed, irate, heated
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Turgid
Definition
swollen, inflated, pompous, bombastic
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Sardonic
Definition
grimly jocular, bitterly mocking or cynical
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Sympathetic
Definition
in agreement with one's tastes, moods, feelings, disposition, etc.
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Taunting
Definition
mocking; to reproach in a scornful or sarcastic language
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Concerned
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involved or interested in; anxious or uneasy
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Moralistic
Definition
characterized by or displaying a concern with morality; marked by a narrow-minded morality
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Complimentary
Definition
expressing, using, or resembling a compliment
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Contemptuous
Definition
manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful; disdainful
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Colloquial
Definition
used in appropriate or informal speech or in writing that seeks to be like such speech
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Compassionate
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feeling compassion or pity; sympathetic; merciful
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Impartial
Definition
not favoring one thing or person; unbiased
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Insipid
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lacking flavor or taste, flat, not lively or interesting; dull
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Pretentious
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given to outward show; presumptuous and arrogant, characterized by pretension
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Vibrant
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thrilling or throbbing, pulsing; powerful
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Irreverent
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disrespectful; lacking in honor
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