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12th Grade
09/28/2011

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Degenerate
Definition
to pretend
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Idyllic
Definition
having the simplicity or charm of a rural area
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Engender
Definition
to produce
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Genre
Definition
kind;sort; literary type
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Agarian
Definition
related to the land; agricultural
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Cognate
Definition
related by birth
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Innate
Definition
inborn
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Nascent
Definition
coming into existence
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Transfigure
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to change outwardly
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Fictive
Definition
imaginary
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Feign
Definition
to pretend
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Fruition
Definition
attainment; realizing a goal
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Parturient
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about to bear young
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Repertory
Definition
stock of things; theatrical company
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Cogent
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Convincing
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Peregrination
Definition
journey
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Exigent
Definition
urgent; pressing
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Assay
Definition
to judge; to evaluate; to examine
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Intransigent
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inflexible; not compromising
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Gregarious
Definition
sociable; outgoing
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Incite
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to stir up; to stimulate
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Resuscitate
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to revive
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Solicitous
Definition
caring; concerned
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Aggregate
Definition
a sum; a mass; to bring together into one mass
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Perturb
Definition
to agitate; to disturb
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Turbulent
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Characterized by disorder
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Turbid
Definition
thick; dense; not clear
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Egregious
Definition
extraordinary in some bad way
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Alacrity
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cheerful readiness; liveliness
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Celerity
Definition
swiftness; speed
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Vehement
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strongly emotional; passionate
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Pastoral
Definition
simple; unsophisticated
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Inveigh
Definition
to protest strongly
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Surmise
Definition
to guess; a guess
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Repast
Definition
a meal
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Demise
Definition
death or termination
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Remit
Definition
to send a payment; to pardon
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Fruitless
Definition
unproductive
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Emblematic
Definition
symbolic
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Diabolical
Definition
wicked - like the devil
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Hyperbole
Definition
intentional exggeration
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Bucolic
Definition
charmingly simple
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Episodic
Definition
occuring every now and then
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Methodical
Definition
systematic; orderly
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Synod
Definition
a council - especially for a church
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Rustic
Definition
relating to the simple, pastoral life
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