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10th Grade
06/08/2011

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Flail
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A manual tool use for threshing grain; to beat or strike at something ( as if threshing grain)
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Stoic
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A person who appears unaffected by pain or pleasure; unaffected by pain or pleasure;impassive
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Haggard
Definition
untamed, unruly; looking worried, tired, or exhausted
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Vanquish
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to conquer; to defeat; to overcome
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baleful
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ominous;dire;sinister
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somnolent
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sleepy;drowsy;tending to bring on sleepiness
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entourage
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attendants, followers, or associates of a person
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bilateral
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having two sides (often symmetrical); undertaken by and affecting two sides equally;mutually binding
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impunity
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freedom from punishment, penalty, or other harm
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attrition
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the act of rubbing away, wearing down, o weakening due to friction; loss of personnel due to retirement or death
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arable
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fit for plowing and planting; suitable for cultivation; tillable
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gird
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to fasten or out a belt or girdle around; to prepare for action; to surround
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incise
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to cut into; to carve; to engrave
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gradation
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a series of systematic steps or stages; a gradual change from one stage, tone, or shade, to another, a transitional stage
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askew
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lopsided;awry; not in line
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abut
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to touch at one end or edge; to join at a boundary
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orient
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a pearl with great luster; lustrous; sparkling; to position with respect to the points of the compass; to adapt to circumstances
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indigenous
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native to an area; originating in the region or country where found
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nurture
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to bring up; to care for; to feed and nourish; the act of bringing up and caring for someone
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solstice
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the time of the year when the sun is either farthest north or farthest south of the equator; the first day of summer or winter
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