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English
9th Grade
11/03/2011

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abominably
Definition
causing moral revulsion
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adversary
Definition
someones opponent in a conflict
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aloof
Definition
distant, detached, unfriendly, antisocial, unsociable, remote, unapproachable, formal, stiff, withdrawn, reserved,
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anguish
Definition
the anguish of losing her beloved child could only have been compounded by the killer's indifference
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appalled
Definition
horrify, shock, dismay, distress, outrage, scandalize; disgust, repel, revolt, sicken, nauseate, offend, make someone's blood run cold.
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avenge
Definition
requite
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beguiling
Definition
attract, enchant, entrance, win over, woo, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, dazzle, hypnotize, mesmerize, seduce. ANTONYMS repel.
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chaos
Definition
disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion, mayhem, bedlam, pandemonium, havoc, turmoil, tumult, commotion, disruption, upheaval, uproar, maelstrom; muddle, mess, shambles, free-for-all; anarchy, lawlessness, entropy; informal hullabaloo, hoopla, all hell broken loose. ANTONYMS order.
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chide
Definition
scold, chastise, upbraid, berate,
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commandeer
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expropriate
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contemptible
Definition
despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible
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contender
Definition
a person your going against
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desolation
Definition
starkness, barrenness, sterility; wildness; isolation, loneliness, remoteness.
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dire
Definition
desperate, pressing, crying, sore, grave, serious, extreme, acute, drastic.
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disconsolate
Definition
sad, unhappy, doleful, woebegone, dejected, downcast, downhearted,
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disdain
Definition
contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect; disparagement,
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dithering
Definition
hesitate
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dwindle
Definition
the population dwindled: diminish, decrease, reduce, lessen, shrink
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