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9th Grade
01/19/2009
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portmanteau word
 Definition
blend, joining of two wordds
smog blend of smoke and fog
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spoonerism
 Definition
letters and syllables get swapped
cat flap (flat cap)
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colloquial
 Definition
informal conversation
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acronym
 Definition
a word formed by the intails of a word
CEO
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fastidous
 Definition
hard to please
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meticulous
 Definition
precise
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minutia
 Definition
small detail
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prudent
 Definition
careful sensiable
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beguile
 Definition
capture
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decorum
 Definition
conduct in good manners
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ignoble
 Definition
lacking nobility
cocky
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ignoble
 Definition
lacking nobility
cocky
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ignoble
 Definition
lacking nobility
cocky
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mores
 Definition
sociable
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conjecture
 Definition
hypothesis that has been formed by little evidence
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subjective
 Definition
individual bias
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abject
 Definition
unfortunate or misberisable
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categorical
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categoric
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dubious
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doubtful
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precarrious
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not secure
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assail
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attacking someone
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fortitude
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courage
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resilient
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depression
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accredit
 Definition
grant credentails to
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credulous
 Definition
lack of judgement or experience
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miscreant
 Definition
without morale srctures
evil chracte
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credence
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optomistic
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alacrity
 Definition
liveliness and eagerness
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ennui
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boredom
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impetous
 Definition
hotheaded
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incite
 Definition
motivate
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brazen
 Definition
face with defiance
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complaisant
 Definition
williness to do favors
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docile
 Definition
willing to be taught or directed
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flamboyant
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tasteless
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strident
 Definition
loud
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inadvertent
 Definition
not on purpose
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invert
 Definition
turn inside out
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avert
 Definition
more or less of a disguised
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ostensible
 Definition
apearing as something but not necessairly so
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subterfuge
 Definition
pretending
he wasnt sick it was just a subterfuge
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unobtrussive
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not noticable
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pedantic
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adememic
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imbue
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soak
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erudite
 Definition
showing profound knowledge
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edify
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enlighten
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succor
 Definition
help in difficult situations
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incur
 Definition
become liable to
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courier
 Definition
messanger
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