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VOCAB 9
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9th Grade
10/17/2016

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blatant
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unpleasantly loud; glaringly obvious or conspicuous
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bludgeon
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n. a short heavy club with one end loaded or thicker than the other
v. to beat or strike with a club
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bravado
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a show or protest of defiance or courage
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buffoon
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a clown or jester; a person who is always trying to be funny
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ghastly
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terrifying; dreadful;horrible to look at
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gibe
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n. a derisive remark
v. a jeer or taunt
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glutton
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a person who eats to excess
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paucity
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in short supply; scarcity of ideas or objects; small number
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peerless
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without equal, matchless
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perceptive
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having ability to see or understand what is beneath surface
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sporadic
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having no pattern or order; happening from time to time
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squalid
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sordid, miserable; very poor and run-down
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stoic
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seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure
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stupor
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to be in a daze; mental dullness or apathy
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stymie
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to block or stop; to hinder
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