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Vocab lesson 11 & 12
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9th Grade
12/13/2011

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ACME
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the highest point of achievment.
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ADEPT
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very skillful
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APTITUDE
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natural ability;talent.
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ASTUTE
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clever and cunning.
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FINESSE
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to achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill.
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PAINSTAKING
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marked by or required great care.
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PRECOCIOUS
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showing unusual early development or maturity.
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PRODIGY
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A person, often young,with exceptional talents or powers.
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RESOURCEFUL
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Effective and imainative in solving problems.
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VIRTUOSO
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a very skilled musician or artist.
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Idiosyncrasy
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an unusual habit of one particular person
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innocuous
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harmless
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obtrusive
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bold;
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orthodox
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doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary
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prevalent
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existing or practiced
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prosaic
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dull;ordinary;laking imgination
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quaint
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charming odd,in an old fasioned way
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rarity
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something that is very infrequent or scarce
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singular
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being one of a kind;unique
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trite
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over used;lacking intrest.
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