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English
11th Grade
12/17/2012
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candid
 Definition
frank, sincere, impartial
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envoy
 Definition
representative or messenger (in govt)
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expedient
 Definition
means to an end
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feign
 Definition
to pretend
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incredulous
 Definition
disbelieving, skeptical
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repugnant
 Definition
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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scuttle
 Definition
to sink a ship by cutting holes in it, to run hastily
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flippant
 Definition
lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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remunerate
 Definition
to reward, pay, reimburse
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dross
 Definition
refuse, waste products
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exorbitant
 Definition
unreasonably high
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inundate
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to flood, overflow, overwhelm by numbers/size
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malign
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to speak evil of, slander
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momentous
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very important
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly, disorderly
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shoddy
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of poor quality
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perilous
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dangerous
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surly
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angry and bad-tempered
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tirade
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long, angry speech, usually critical
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vagrant
 Definition
idle wanderer, tramp
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