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vocab 5 for kiernan
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10th Grade
03/08/2006
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desicate
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to dry out
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diverse
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different various
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loguacious
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talking a lot, or too much
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maudlin
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wallowing, crying
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farcical
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absurd
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vibrant
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lively: full of energy
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virulent
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extremly poisenous, of full of hate
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contemptuous
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expressing, distain , no respect
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enigma
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a mystery
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Labyrinth
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a maze
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lucid
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clear, easy to understand
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repudiated
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to reject
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superficial
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shallow
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primordial
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formed long ago
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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primordial
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happening long ago
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provincial
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not fashionable or sophisticated
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contrite
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feeling guilty
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intermit
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to suspend
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servile
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a slave
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countenance
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to express approval to
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impact
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to grant a share
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feeble
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lacking strength
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seldom
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not often
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portentous
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foreboding; full of unspecified mysteries
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perilous
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dangerous
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rubbish
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garbage, refuse
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bestow
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to present as a gift of an honor
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