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English
10th Grade
04/04/2007
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judicious
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(adj) sound judgment, prudent, wise
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prudent
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(adj) wise or judicious in practical affairs
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beguile
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(verb) to influence by trickery, flattery
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missive
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(n) a written message
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conjecture
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(n) a guess
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pernicious
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(adj) causing harm or ruin; deadly fatal
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scion
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(n) descendant or heir
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reticent
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(adj) inclined to be silent
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unequivocal
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(adj) having only one possible meaning
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illusory
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(adj) causing illusion
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categorical
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(adj) without exceptions or conditions
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peremptory
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(adj) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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sequester
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(verb) to remove or withdraw into solitude
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pestilential
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(adj) harmful or deadly
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obfuscate
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(verb) to confuse
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