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9th Grade
08/22/2016

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Alleviate
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to make bearable; to ease the pain
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Analogous
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Similar or parallel in certain ways
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Dismantle
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to take apart; dissassemble; to strip of furnishing or equipment
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Distraught
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extremely troubled or agitated; worried
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Dormant
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A sleep like during which life slows down; inactive
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Maim
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To disable; to cripple
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Meticulous
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Extremely or excessively careful about details
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Murky
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Not clear; foggy; hazy; dark or gloomy
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Narcissism
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Excessive admiration of one's self; self love
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Squabble
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To engage in a minor quarrel; to argue noisily over a small matter
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Animosity
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Hatred or hostility that is shown openly
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Anonymity
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the condition of being anonymous
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biblophile
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one who loves books
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ebb
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to flow or to fall back; as the tide goes
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effervescent
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high spirited; lively
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elusive
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tending to avoid; hard to capture
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nemesis
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anyone or anythng that seems to be the downfall or defeat
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nepotism
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favoritism shown by people in high places to relatives or close frineds
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nonchalant
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carefree and casually unconcerned or seeming so
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solicitude
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the state of showing care or concern
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