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Monster review
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9th Grade
11/20/2014
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Adamant
 Definition
Impervious, immovable, unyielding
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Calibrate
 Definition
To standardize
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Legerdemain
 Definition
Deception or slight of hand
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Efface
 Definition
To wipe out, obliterate, or rub away
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Abscond
 Definition
To sneak away and hide
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Beguile
 Definition
To trick or deceive
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Defer
 Definition
To postpone or yield to anouther person's wisdom
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Derelict
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Abandon or rundown
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Fathom
 Definition
To understand or comprehend
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Emulate
 Definition
To imitate
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Gregarious
 Definition
Drawn to the company of others
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Aspire
 Definition
To long or aim for
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Elude
 Definition
To evade or escape
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Maudlin
 Definition
Weakly sentimental
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Idiosyncratic
 Definition
Particular to one person; highly indivisiolized
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Interlocutor
 Definition
Someone who participatws in a dialogue or conversation
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Palette
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A range of colors or qualitys
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Nocturnal
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Relating to or occurring in the night
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Pariah
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An outcast
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Satiate
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To satisfy excessively
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Transmute
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To change or alter in form
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Recalcitrant
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Defiant and unapologetic
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Renunciation
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The formal rejection of something
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Morose
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Gloomy or sullen
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Capricious
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Subject to whim, fickle
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Existing everywhere; widespread
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Vacuous
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Lack of content or ideas, stupid; large empty space
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Alacrity
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Eagerness or speed
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Aesthetic
 Definition
Artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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Desiccated
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Dried up or dehydrated
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Wily
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Crafty or sly
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Umbrage
 Definition
Resentment or offense
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Harangue
 Definition
A ranting speech
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Interject
 Definition
To interrupt abruptly or sharply
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Insipid
 Definition
Dull or boring
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Fetid
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Having a foul or offensive odor
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Laudatory
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Expressing admiration or praise
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Discrepancy
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Difference; failure for things to correspond
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Entail
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To include as a necessary step
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Mutable
 Definition
Able to change
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