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Vocabulary 3
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11th Grade
09/10/2009
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allay
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reduce, alleviate
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bestial
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beastlike; brutal
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convivial
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festive, sociable
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coterie
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a circle of acquaintances; clique
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counterpart
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match; a complement
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demur
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protest; an objection
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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embellish
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to decorate; add details
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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felicitous
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marked by well-being or good fortune
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furtive
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done slyly or stealthily
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garish
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gaudy; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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illusory
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misleading; not based on reality
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indigent
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impoverished
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inordinate
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extravagant
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jettison
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to cast overboard; get rid of
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or despises people
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pertinacious
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very persistent
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picayune
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inconsequential
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raiment
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clothing, garments
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