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vocab 9&10
munson
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English
10th Grade
01/18/2010

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acquiesce
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to agree or accept passively or without protest
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adamant
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stubbornly determined
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balk
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to stubbornly or suddenly refuse to do something
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camaraderie
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friendliness among companions
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cantankerous
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disagreeable and bad tempered
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compliance
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to comply and go along with
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presumptuous
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excessively bold or forward
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propitiate
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to soothe bad feelings; to regain friendship or goodwill
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tractable
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easily managed or controlled
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volition
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the power of choosing or decition; free will
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acuity
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sgarpness of vision or perception
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consummate
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superior or perfect
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cunning
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crafty or executed with ingenuity
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deft
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quick and skillful
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endowment
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a natural gift, ability, or quality
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facile
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easy; done with little effort
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inept
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lacking skill or judgement
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prescient
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having foresight
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proficient
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highly skilled; expert
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prowess
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superious strength, skill or courage
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