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Riley-3/4 period
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10th Grade
03/28/2006

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besmirched
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To have stained; sullied.[image]
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blunderbuss
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A person regarded as clumsy and stupid.
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cadaverous
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Suggestive of death; corpse like[image]
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contraband
Definition
Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported.
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discompose





eddying To move in or as if in an eddy.
(eddy):A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.


emaciat
Definition
To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
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doleful
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Filled with or expressing grief; mournful.[image]
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eddying
Definition
To move in or as if in an eddy.

(eddy):A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.
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emaciated
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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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epoch
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A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
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expeditiously
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in an efficient manner
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expostulation
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To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate.
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feign
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To give a false appearance of
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genial
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Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner.
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inscrutable
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Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.
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insensible
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Imperceptible; inappreciable
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mutinous
Definition
Of, relating to, engaged in, disposed to, or constituting mutiny.

(mutiny):Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
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myriad
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Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
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nondescript
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Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form
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postilion
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One who rides the near horse of the leaders to guide the horses drawing a coach.
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provender
Definition
Food or provisions.
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requisition
Definition
A necessity; a requirement.
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retinue
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The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person.
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sagacity
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The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.
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substratum
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The material on which another material is coated or fabricated.
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unfathomable
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Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible
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acquit
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To release or discharge from a duty
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altercation
Definition
A vehement quarrel; noisy fight
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asseveration
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A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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Bacchanalian
Definition
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; drinking fest; party
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barrister
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A lawyer admitted to plead at the bar in the superior courts
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commiseration
Definition
The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow
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cowed
Definition
Frightened into submission or compliance
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debauched
Definition
To reduce the value, quality, or excellence of; debase; to corrupt morally
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despondent
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Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected
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disreputable
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Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance
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functionary
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One who holds an office or a trust or performs a particular function; an official
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imputation
Definition
Something imputed, ascribed, or attributed
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incorrigible
Definition
Incapable of being corrected or reformed
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indictment
Definition
A written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime or other offense, drawn up by a prosecuting attorney and found and presented by a grand jury
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insinuation
Definition
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication; Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion
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laudanum
Definition
A tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug
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obstinacy
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The state or quality of being stubborn or refractory
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parricide
Definition
The murdering of one's father, mother, or other near relative.
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politic
Definition
Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful; crafty and cunning
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propensity
Definition
the condition of prospering; having good fortune
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superciliously
Definition
with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
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supplication
Definition
A humble request for help from someone in authority
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timorous
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Full of apprehensiveness; timid.
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visage
Definition
The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
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abashed
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To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.
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acquiesce
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To consent or comply passively or without protest.
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antipathy
Definition
A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance.
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repudiate
Definition
To reject the validity or authority of
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culpability
Definition
a state of guilt
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dissonance
Definition
A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
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domicile
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A residence; a home.
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emissary
Definition
An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.
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frugal
Definition
Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
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ostentatiously
Definition
in an ostentatious manner

(ostentatious):Characterized by or given to ostentation; pretentious.
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