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11th Grade
09/21/2010

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Altruistic
Definition
regardful of others, beneficent, unselfish
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Ambivalent
Definition
having opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations
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Angular
Definition
bony and lean, gaunt
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Arrogant
Definition
having too much pride, bragging
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Aversion
Definition
a fixed, intense dislike
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Discern
Definition
to reconize or comprehend mentally
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Disdain
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to consider or reject as beneath oneself, intense dislike, turn down
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Disparage
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to make lower
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Disparity
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the state at which there is no equality
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Embellish
Definition
to make beautiful or decorate
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Engender
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to bring to existence, give rise to
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Innocuous
Definition
harmless
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Insipid
Definition
boring, stupid
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Lament
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to express grief about, morn
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Laud
Definition
to give praise to, to glorify
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Obscure
Definition
not clear, hidden
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Ostentatious
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showy
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Prodigal
Definition
wasteful, given to extravagance
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Repudiate
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to disown, to reject
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Reticence
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restraint ot speach, unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings
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Revere
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to regard with awe, honor, regard with respect
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Serene
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calm, unaffected by disturbance
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Subtle
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hard to detect or describe, not obvious
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Superfluous
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beyond requirement
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Taciturn
Definition
quiet, shy, untalkative
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