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English
9th Grade
11/15/2011

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cryptic
Definition
Hidden; secret; occult; having a hidden or ambiguous meaning.
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curtail
Definition
To shorten; to cut off the end or a part of; to lessen
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emit
Definition
To send forth; to throw or give out; to let fly; to discharge; to utter (sounds)
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eventuate
Definition
To happen in the end; to result in
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haven
Definition
A harbor; a port; a bay; a place of safety; a shelter
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inchoate
Definition
Begun, but only partially in operation or existence; in existence in an elementary form; rudimentary.
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introvertible
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undeniable; undisputable; too clear or certain to admit or dispute.
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incredulous
Definition
Not believing; doubting; skeptical; suggesting or showing disbelief
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jeapardize
Definition
to expose to loss, damage, or failure; to endanger.
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permeate
Definition
to penetrate and spread through (as, water will permeate blotting paper)
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premise
Definition
A previous statement or assertion that serves as the basis for an argument; a piece of real estate such as a house or building and its land
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propitious
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Favorably inclined or disposed; gracious; favorable; boding well; advantageous; helpful
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repress
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To subdue; to suppress; to hold back; to restrain; to prevent the natural development or expression of; to quell
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subjugate
Definition
to subdue and bring under the yoke of superior force; to conquer; to cause to become subservient (think held at gun point)
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subterranean
Definition
lying beneath the earth’s surface; underground; secret; hidden.
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surmise
Definition
To imagine or infer without certain knowledge or upon slight evidence; to conjecture; to guess
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surreptitious
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Done by stealth or without proper authority; secret clandestine; underhanded
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ultimate
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beyond which it is impossible to go; in which a process or series comes to an end; final; greatest possible; maximum
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viable
Definition
able to live; specifically, at that stage of development that will permit it to live and develop under normal conditions; able to take root and grow.
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importune
Definition
To trouble with requests or demands; to urge or plead persistently or repeatedly; to beg
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