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9th Grade
05/25/2011

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Futile

 

 

Definition
ineffective or useless, of no help
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Discord
Definition
 A lack of harmony; disagreement
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Depravity
Definition
The characteristic of sinfulness, evil, or madness
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Austere
Definition
uncompromising and strict, or extremely self disciplined and serious
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Ascribe
Definition
To give credit to, or to consider as belonging to
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Doleful
Definition
Dreary or mournful. Full of sadness
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Bode
Definition
To be an omen of, or to foretell
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Ambiguous

 

Definition
Unclear or having many possible meanings
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Effeminate
Definition
Having feminine qualities or traits
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Dirge
Definition
 A funeral song or tune.
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Propagate
Definition
 (verb): To transmit or multiply by any process of natural reproduction.
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Conspire.
Definition
 To act or work together for a common goal. Often times secretively
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Distraught
Definition
 Deeply agitated or distracted
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Presage
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Something that foreshadows or warns of a future event.
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Peruse
Definition
To survey, read through something
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