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11th Grade
12/07/2006
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aborigine
 Definition
original inhabitant
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Achilles' heel
 Definition
a weakness
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agape
 Definition
open mouthed, surprised
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alimentary
 Definition
furnishing food or nourishment
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal, inconsistent
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arbitrary
 Definition
partial, biased
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articulate
 Definition
to speak clearly
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autocratic
 Definition
arrogant, unlimited in authority
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banal
 Definition
common, ordinary, trite
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betrothed
 Definition
enagaged, pledge to marry
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borne
 Definition
carried, put up with
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burgeon
 Definition
to flourish, to grow rapidly
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calamitious
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causing trouble or misery, disatrous
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celibate
 Definition
unmarried
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chary
 Definition
careful, cautious
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compendium
 Definition
brief summary
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concentrate,
 Definition
to think deeply, to increase in strength or degree
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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countermand
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to cancel an order
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credulity
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readiness to believe, gullibility
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dappled
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spotted
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demeanor
 Definition
behavior
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deviate
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to turn aside, to digress
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disclaimer
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denial, renunciation
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docile
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obediant, submissive
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Draconian
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severe, cruel
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elegy
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a sad or mournful poem
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embryonic
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undeveloped in an early stage
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enmity
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hostility, hatred
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etymology
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to origin and development of words
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facsimile
 Definition
an exact copy, a duplicate
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extradite
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to give up a prisoner to another authority
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ferment
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a state of agitation or excitement
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flamboyant
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showy, conspicuous
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gall
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bitterness
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garrulous
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talkative
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gossamer
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light, flimsy, fine
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gustatory
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pertaining to the sense of taste
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hallmark
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a symbol of high quality
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hobgoblin
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a frightening apparition, something that causes fear
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illicit
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unlawful, illegal
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imperious
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domineering, haughty
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