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10th Grade
05/16/2011
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Aposematic
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Built for defense/camoflage
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balneology
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science dealing with the therapeutic effects of baths & bathing
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Dendrochronology
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science dealing with the study of the rings of trees
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divisive
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causing disagreement
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echolocation
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method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return to the place it came from
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pogonip
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ice fog that forms in western U.S.
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roundelay
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song in which a phrase or line is continually repeated
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scuttlebutt
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Drinking fountain used by the crew of a ship/rumor
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triskaidekaphobia
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fear of the number of 13
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vituperative
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abusive language
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ambrosial
 Definition
pleasing to taste or smell
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arch
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something bowed or curved
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fossick
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to hunt or seek
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imago
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adult insect
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jactation
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bragging
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mussitate
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to mutter or mumble
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nympholepsy
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a frenzy of emotion
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quaggy
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soft of flabby
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tittle
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a very small part
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wend
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to pursue
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agog
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highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation
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confiscable
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able to be confiscated or taken away
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diaphanous
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almost trasparent
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efface
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able to rub away
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eon
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long period of time
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frabjous
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wonderful
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hobbledehoy
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an awkward youth
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lucifugous
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avoiding light
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rigamarole
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complicated procedure
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satori
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sudden enlightenment
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acta
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an official record
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Brobdingnagian
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Really huge
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caterwaul
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wailing cry or scream like a cat
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chicanery
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trickery
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enceinte
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pregnant
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inchoate
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not yet completed
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kvetch
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to complain
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mana
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supernatural force or power
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teem
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to swarm
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trepidation
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fear
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coruscate
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sparkle
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crepuscular
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dim
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eke
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increase
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fulsome
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offensive to good taste
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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laconic
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doesn't talk to much
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parse
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to analyze
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plagiarism
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unauthorized use or close imitation
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slugabed
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lazy person who stays in bed
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viand
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an article of food
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autoschediastical
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something that is improvised
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bricolage
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a construction made of whatever is at hand
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byzantine
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very ornate art and architecture
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hopscotch
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a children's game played on the sidewalk
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lickerish
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greedy
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mansuetude
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mindless, gentleness
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nepenthe
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a drug or drink
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retrograde
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moving backwards
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roborant
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strengthening
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smithereens
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small pieces, bits
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animadversion
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an act of criticizing
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chronic
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constant, habitual
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dishevelded
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untidy/messy
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disparaging
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belittle/depreciate
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ebullient
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exuberant
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katzenjammer
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hangover/uproar; clamor
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roseate
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rose colored/bright or promising
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sidled
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to move sideways
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sinecure
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an office or position requiring little or no work
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sockdolager
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unusually large or heavy
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brazen
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made of brass
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culpable
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blameworthy
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intrinsic
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belonging to the thing by its very nature
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fiasco
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complete failure
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figment
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something made up/mental invention
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furtive
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done by stealth
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gainsay
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to deny
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limpid
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transparent
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mummery
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hypocritical ceremony or performance
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seraphic
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order of angels
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commodious
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spacious
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equanimity
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mental or emotional composure
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gamut
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entire scale or range
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garish
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dressed or decorated with bright colors
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imperious
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overbearing control over others
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inalienable
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cannot be taken away
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indigenous
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originating to a particular country or region
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mettle
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courage
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minion
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a follower
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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