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10th Grade
06/01/2006

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titanic
Definition
having great magnitude, power, collasall
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purge
Definition
make free of guilt, eliminate
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turmoil
Definition
uterrly confused or extremely agitated
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clamor
Definition
noisy shouting
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indulge
Definition
humor, trust, take interest in
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utopian
Definition
visonary
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chimerical
Definition
only in imagination
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sardonic
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humorous, mockingly
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ingenuous
Definition
innocent or childlike siplicity
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dispassionate
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not inlduenced by strong feeling
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stolid
Definition
littler or no sensibility
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odium
Definition
hatred and contempt.
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onus
Definition
obligation, necessity
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obstruct
Definition
hinder, to cut off
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thwart
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block, defeat, frustrate
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entice
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tempt, draw to desire
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conundrum
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riddle, mystery
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intricacy
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complex interesting elements
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guileful
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tricky,
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unscrupulous
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unmoral, unprincipaled
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taciturn
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silent, disinclined to talk
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mawkish
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maudlin, sentimental
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lachyrymose
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mournful, tears or weeping
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electrify
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galvanize, thrill ,etc
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torpid
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lethargic, power, apathetic, less power, dormant
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oust
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ostracise,
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convivial
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festive, good company
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affable
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gregarious, at ease, friendly
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atrocious
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wicket, brutal, cruel, barbaric
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execrable
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destestable, egregious,
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enthrall
Definition
spellbind, charm,
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bellicose
Definition
quarrels, belligerent,
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pugnacious
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combative, fierce, cruel, sarcstic, fight
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amorous
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moved by love ,
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carnal
Definition
bodily, rapidly, pleasure, appetites
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acquisitiveness
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desiring, to possess
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materialist
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materialistic
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boor
Definition
barbarian, insensitive person
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cosmopolitan
Definition
persons, elements, international sophistication
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imperil
Definition
endanger, bring into peril
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perilous
Definition
dengerous, hazardous
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infirmity
Definition
failing, malady, faltality, disease
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frailty
Definition
fragile, weak or fault die to wearkness of natural character
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metier
Definition
volation, trade, forte
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peregrination
Definition
trials, wanderness, travel,
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immutable
Definition
not cable of change,
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mercurial
Definition
mood changes, inconsistant
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caprisious
Definition
inconstant, sudden impulsive and seemingly uncaused change of mind
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debacle
Definition
fiasco, great disaster
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whimsy
Definition
fancy, with caprice
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paragon
Definition
epitome , perfection
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epitome
Definition
quitessense, embodiment
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vex
Definition
rankle, baffle, bring terrible distress including physical distress
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irk
Definition
irritate, bored, annoy
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raze
Definition
scrape, cut, or shave off, decimate
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egoism
Definition
narcissism, self importance
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obligatory
Definition
required, manditory
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capitulate
Definition
caease resisiting, yield, surrender
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accede
Definition
express approval or give consent, concede assent
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virago
Definition
amazon, loud woman
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radical
Definition
iconoclast, make extreme change
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wry
Definition
grimly humorous
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scathing
Definition
bitterly severe
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trenchant
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kee\n, sharp, caustic, penetrating
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contemptous
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supercillious, lack of respect, disdain, contempt
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obsequious
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subservient, follow, desire to please
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bane
Definition
poison, death and destruction, curse
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scourge
Definition
whip, pain or punishment, leave affliction
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temportize
Definition
compromise, drawe out discussions or negotiations to gain tiem
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nostrum
Definition
a medicine of secret composition, quest,
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elixer
Definition
cure all
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wayward
Definition
caprisious, unpredictable, opposite of what expected
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self scrutinizer
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introvert
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congenial person
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extravert, sociable
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auspices
Definition
protection, auspusious, favorable sign
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propitious
Definition
favorable disposed, advantagous, tending to favor, good omen
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satiate
Definition
satisfy fully or to excess
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surfeit
Definition
feed, supply, or give to seufiet, excss
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cloy
Definition
surfeit with exess, usually soemthing originally pleasing
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expiate
Definition
pay the penalty for, make ammends for
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lascivious
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lewd, lustful
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lecherous
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given to or suggestive of lechery)sexual activity)
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terse
Definition
smooth elegant polished, concicse
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laconic
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brief, concise
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equivocate
Definition
decieve, mislead
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indifferent
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mediocre, neither good nor bad
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inaccessible
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unreachable
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jocular
Definition
playful, jolly
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morose
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marked by expressive of gloom
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retrench
Definition
cut down, reduce, economize
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protract
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curtail, extend
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parody
Definition
imitate
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burlesque
Definition
mockery, imitation grossly
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misgiving
Definition
doubt or suspicion concerning an evcent
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qualm,
Definition
honor or propriety, uneasiness about a point of conscience
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calamity
Definition
disaster
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preceptor
Definition
teacher, tutor, principal
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pedagogue
Definition
teacher, schoolmaster
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guru
Definition
personal teacher and spiritual guide, chief , leader
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robust
Definition
rough, sturdy, rigor, rude
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dystopian
Definition
depressng placce, people live a fearful existance
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erratic
Definition
wandering, eccentric
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timorous
Definition
fearful, timid disposition
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duplicity
Definition
contradictory doublesness of thought, speech or action
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ardent
Definition
fiery, hot shining, flowing, zealousm intense, passionate
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forthrright
Definition
straight forward, without hesistation
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prenatal
Definition
being in a stage before birth
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spellbind
Definition
facinate, enthrall
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sycophant
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parasite, self seeking flatterer
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fawner
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groveler
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mortification
Definition
subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinenceetc
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jargon
Definition
strange language, obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutious and long words
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sham
Definition
not genuine, false, hypocracy
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bombast
Definition
pretentious inflated speech or writing
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evanescent
Definition
transient, vanish liek vapor
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adroit
Definition
dexterious in the use of hands, marked by shrewdness, fract of resourcefullness in coping ith danger
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maladroit
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inept, awkward
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perficious
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faithless, disloyal, tereacherous
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pernisouc
Definition
deadly, highly destructive
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