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9th Grade
11/14/2015

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acrimony
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harshness or bitterness of speech or manner; expressin of great dislike or deep resentment
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advisement
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careful consideration
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aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to beauty; sensitive to or appreciative of beauty in the arts, nature, etc.; (also spelled esthetic)
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aggrandizement
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that which makes richer or greater; the state or result of such
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alabaster
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a whitish, translucent, workable mineral (gypsum or calcite)
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anathema
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a person or thing greatly detested cured or damned; a person excommunicated; a curse
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anesthetist
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a person trained to administer anesthetics
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animadversion
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an unfavorable remark; adverse criticism; blame
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animated
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given life, motion or inspiration; full of life, spirited; active; inspired
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anomaly
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that which differs from what is commonly expected; a deviation from the rule; an irregularity or abnormality
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antecedent
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going before; that which goes before
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apparition
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a strange or startling visual phenomenon; a ghost or phantom
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brazen
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made of or resembling brass; impudent; bold; shameless; defiantly reckless; to act in such manner
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buffet
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a sideboard; a meal set out on a sideboard rather than on a table; to knock about, push or force roughly
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capitulate
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to surrender on certain terms; to give in; to acquiesce
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chronic
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continuing for a long time; recurrent
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crustacean
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a form of marine life having a crust-like shell
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culpable
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deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
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derogatory
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disparaging; defaming; belittling
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desideratum
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something needed and wanted; something much desired
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despicable
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deserving to be despised; contemptible; detestable
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destitution
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state of being without means of subsistence; great poverty
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desuetude
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state of disuse; uselessness
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deviation
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a turning away or departure from; a divergence
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devoid
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not containing or possessing; empty; without
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; transparent or transluscent
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diatribe
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abusive speech; harsh denunciation
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didactic
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instructive; teaching a moral lesson
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diffident
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lacking confidence; timid; shy
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dilate
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to open wide; to enlarge
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dilatory
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causing or characterized by delayy; tardy; slow
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dilettante
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one who is superficially interested; a dabbler; a lover of fine art without deep knowledge of it
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diminutive
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little; small; diminished or diminishing; a word expressing smallness, familiarity, etc.
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discordant
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not harmonious; jarring to the ear; harsh; not in agreement; conflicting
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dogma
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a set od specific ideas or beliefs; a doctrine
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doleful
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sad; sorrowful; mournful
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dromedary
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arabian or one-humped camel
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dual
Definition
of two; having or composed of two parts; double; twofold
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ductile
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capable of being drawn thin or worked with without breaking
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dulcet
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melodious; pleasing to the ear; soothing; pleasant
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duplicity
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deception; deceitfulness; double-dealing
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ebullient
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happily excited; exuberant; bubbling or boiling up
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ecstatic
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overwhelmingly happy; intensely delighted; rapturious
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edict
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an authoritative order issued publicly; a decree
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edification
Definition
instruction for improvement; enlightenment; clarification
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extrinsic
Definition
not a natural or inherent part of; extraneous; nonessential; (opposite of intrinsic)
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fiasco
Definition
complete or ridiculous failure
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figment
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something invented in the mind; a whimsical or fanciful idea
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flout
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to defy contemptiously; to scorn or scoff; such an act
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focalization
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the act or action of focusing or concentrating; the location of concentrated attention
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gouge
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to scoop, dig or focus out; to overcharge; a woodworking tool for cutting holes or grooves; such a hole or groove
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hamlet
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a small village
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homogeneous
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of the same kind, quality or degree
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inexorable
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unchanging; relentless; unalterable
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inextricably
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so involved or entangled as not to be removed or extricated
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invocation
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an appeal or calling upon for help or inspiration; an opening prayer for a ceremonious occasion
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limpid
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clear; transparent
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lucid
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clear; shining; distinct; easily understood; mentally alert; rational
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ludicrous
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ridiculously humorous; absurd
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malign
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to speak badly of; to defame; to slander
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mordant
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sarcastic; caustic; biting
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mummery
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an affected, pretentious or hypocritical performance; a performance using action and gestures but no dialogue; a pantomime
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nostalgic
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longing for something past or far away; homesick; pensive; causing such feelings
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obnoxious
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objectionable; offensive
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obsequies
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funeral rites
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parochialism
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pertaining to only one group; narrowness of interest
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precluded
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made impossible or ineffective; kept from happening; prevented
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precocious
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prematurely developed; matured earlier than is normal; mentally advanced beyond ones year
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resuscitate
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to restore from apparent death; to bring back to consciousness; to revive
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reticent
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not outspoken; uncommunicative; taciturn
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retract
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to draw back; to withdraw; to take back
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retrench
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to reduce; to curtail; to economize
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retrograde
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going backwards; worsening; declining; to recede; to grow worse; to degenerate
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reverberations
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echoes; reboundings; vibrations
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revered
Definition
regarded with reverence or deep respect
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reverie
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a state of daydreaming, being lost in thought or musing; a daydream
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rococo
Definition
fancy style of ornamentation with curves and shell work
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scathing
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harshly critical; extremely severe; caustic
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seraphic
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angelic; heavenly
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sheen
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shine; luster; brightness
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sinuous
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bending in and out; undulating; winding
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spasmodic
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temporarily impulsive or violent; intermittent and intense; convulsive
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specious
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apparently but not actually just, sound, correct, etc.; suspect; deceiving
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spontaneous
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unplanned; acting from a natural impulse; self-generated
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sporadic
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isolated in occurrence; occasional; intermittent
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spurious
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not genuine; counterfeit
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squalid
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dirty; foul; wretched; low class
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staid
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very reserved; sedate; sober; grave
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stark
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not ornamented; bleak; plain; absolute; downright
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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trenchant
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incisive; perceptive; to the point; keen; vigorous; forceful
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trepidation
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fearfulness; alarm; agitation; trembling from such cause
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trilogy
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a series of three literary or dramatic works related by a common subject or theme
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truculent
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belligerent; fierce; hostile; ferocious; cruel; harsh; scathing
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truncated
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cut off; shortned
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turbid
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cloudy; dense; stirred up ; in a confused state
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turgid
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swollen; distended; inflated or bombastic in expression
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writhe
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to make twisting or turning movements; to squirm; to contort the body as in agony
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zenith
Definition
highest point; summit; peak
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