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Literature
10th Grade
05/22/2012

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imminent
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about to take place; happening soon
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torpid
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sluggish; dull; lacking enthusiasm
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verbose
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very talkative; loquacious
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ludicrous
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absurd; ridiculous
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wastrel
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a person who wastes his money or resources
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wax
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to grow larger gradually
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malleable
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able to be reshaped; plaible; impresssionable
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petulance
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grouchiness
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censure
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to criticize
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extemporaneous
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done without planning; impovised
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predecessor
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an earlier occupant of a job, office, or position
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archaic
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old; antiquated
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bumptious
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pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
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clemency
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mercy
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culpable
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guilty; blameworthy

(think of culprit)
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acclaim
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praise; applaud
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enmity
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mutual enemy

(think of enemy)
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stagnant
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motionless; unchanging; dull
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plausible
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believable, but not completely
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quarantine
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forced isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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pervade
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to spread to every part
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ponderous
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slow; weightly; labored
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flagrant
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openly and obviously evil; glaring; coonspicuous
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innocuous
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harmless; inoffensive
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concise
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short and to the point; terse
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copious
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in large quantity; abundant
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eloquence
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powerfully effective speech
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incongruous
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out of place
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ascendance
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domination; controlling power
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austere
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stern; plain; without luxuries
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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penchant
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a strong liking or attraction
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eradiacte
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to remove completely and permanently; to exterminate
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exuberant
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uncontrollably joyous
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seditious
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trying to stir up a revolt against an authority figure
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spurious
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fake; false; misleading
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antitheis
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opposite
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apex
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top; the highest point
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prodigal
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wasteful, especially of money; extravagant

dont confuse with prodigy
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prodigious
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very large
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cupidity
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greed, especially for money
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diatribe
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a bitterly critical speech
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inert
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lacking movement; inactive
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celerity
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speed

think of accelerate
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choler
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anger
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meticulous
Definition
extremely careful about details
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extol
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praise
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incite
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to arouse to action; to foment
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candor
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honesty; frankness
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gullible
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easily deceived
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garner
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to collect; gather; accummulate; earn
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incessant
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continuous; endless
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girth
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the distance around an object; the circumference
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impair
Definition
to weaken in strength or value
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myraid
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a large number; many
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magnate
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a person of great power
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mundane
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ordinar; earthly; practical; temporary
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novelty
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somethng new or unusual
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ratify
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to approve by formal vote; to confirm
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advocate
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support; plead for; speak on behalf of
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alieante
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to push away or to cause to separate from people
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altruistic
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unselfish; caring
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scrutinize
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to examine closely; to inspect carefully
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jaundice
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yellow color; envy; resentment
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sentitious
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short and to the point
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trite
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overused; common; stale
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ominous
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a sign of something unpleasant thats about to happen
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paltry
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worthless; insignificant; petty
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minute
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very small in size
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nostalgic
Definition
wishing for a return to the way things used to be; longing for the past; homesick
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viscous
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resistant flow, like a very think liquid; sticky
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yoke
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to link or join together; to marry
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somber
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dark; gloomy
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taciturn
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quiet
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serpentine
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coiled; twisted; winding
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undulate
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to move in a waavy manner
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expunge
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erase
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flaccid
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lacking firmness; limp
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caustic
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burning, either with chemical or sarcasm
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despot
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a tyrant
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erratic
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unpredictable; differing from what is normally expected
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euphemism
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a word or phrase used to make an unpleasant reality sound better
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harangue
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a long lecturing speech
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accolade
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an award or praise
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fledgling
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beginner
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heinous
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shockingly evil
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destitute
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poor; lacking possessions
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doleful
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extremely sad
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disdain
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a feeling of scorn or contempt
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endorse
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promote; recommend
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jaunty
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lively; perky; sprightly
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loquacious
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talkative; verbose
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unerring
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without making a mistake
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uniform
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similar; consistent
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dissolution
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separation into parts; the process of dissolving
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insipid
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dull; flat; without sparkle
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divergence
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the act of splitting off into different directions
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lionize
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to put someone onto a pedestal; to trear with great respect
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kinetic
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in motion; active
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malice
Definition
desire to cause harm or suffering
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