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English
12th Grade
12/06/2007

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Acrimonious
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harsh or bitter in speech or temper
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alleviate 
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lighten or lessen physical or mental pain or discomfort
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analogy
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a relation between two things
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austere
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severe in character or jedgement

severely simple 

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bumptious 
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conceited; arrogant
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charlatan
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fradulent pretender to skill or knowledge
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complacent
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self satisfied
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connive
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give passive consent to; look the other way

permit wrongdoing by pretending to be ignorant

 

cooperate with or encourage secretly 

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culmination
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attainment by anything of its highest point
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deviate  
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turn aside from a customary direction or the right course
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effete
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no longer productive; worn out
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epitome
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summary of book or article

 

part that is typical of the whole 

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expedient
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advantageous; based on the desire for special advantage or selfish profit rather than on principle or right
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formidable
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inspiring fear or awe

 

difficult to accomplish because of obstacles 

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hackneyed
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worn out through frequent use
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idiosyncrasy
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constitutional eccentricity peculiar to an individual

a personal mannerism 

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ambiguous
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having more than one possible meaning; unclear
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Indigent
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poverty-stricken
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intrinsic
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pertaining to the essential nature of a thing
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laudable
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worthy of commendation or praise
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mundane
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pertaining to the world

worldly 

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ostracize
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exclude from public or private favor and privileges
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parsimonious
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excessively frugal or stingy

unwilling to spend money 

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predilection
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prejudice; favorable opinion of person or thing arrived beforehand
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prowess
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remarkable bravery or skill
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inundate
Definition
to overflow
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stigmatize
Definition
mark with a stigma, reproach or disgrace; to brand or blemish
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juxtapose
Definition
place side by side
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voracious
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ravenous w/ hunger; greedy to eat; eager to devour
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acumen
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acutemess of mental penetration; keeness of insight
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misanthropic 
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hating or distrusting mankind
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semantic
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pertaining to meaning
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avarice
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excessive desire for wealth
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cajole
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persuade or influence by flattery or deceit
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ambivalence
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existence of mutually conflicting feelings or thoughts; such as love and hate together about some person
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egregious
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distinguished from the rest of the group by undesirable qualities
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equivocal
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being capable of double or doubtful interpretation; questionable or uncertain
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coalesce
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grow together or fuse into one mass or body
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equanimity
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evenness of temper and mind
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officious
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offering services when they are not wanted
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fortuitous
Definition
occuring by chance
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heinous
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attrocious; deeply offensive
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impasse
Definition
predicament that leaves one no escape
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inveterate
Definition
of long standing; deeply rooted
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lethargy
Definition
drowsiness or apathy
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proclivity
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natural tendency
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castigate
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to scold bitterly and harshly; to punish
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obstreperous
Definition
noisy; unruly in manner
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nebulous
Definition
cloudy; hazy or vague
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pungent
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sharp sensation; smell or taste

words that are piercing 

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vacillate
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veer or swerve continually from one opinion or course to another
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inscrutable
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not to be penetrated; cannot be understood
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aberration
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deviation from the norm

 

blurring or distortion of an image 

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truculent
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savage an dcruel character; awakening terror
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obseqious
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full of senile compliance

excessively obedient 

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sagacity
Definition
wisdom
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