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English
9th Grade
07/17/2011

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Acerbic
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adjective - sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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Burgeon
Definition
verb - to expand; to flourish
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Chagrin
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noun - humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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Despot
Definition
noun - an absolute ruler; an autocrat
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Encroach
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verb - to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
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Futile
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adjective - useless; hopeless
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Garrulous
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adjective - talkative; chatty
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Harbinger
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noun - a forerunner; a signal of
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Immutable
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adjective - unchangeable
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Juxtapose
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verb - to place side by side
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Kinetic
Definition
adjective - having to do with motion; lively; active
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Lampoon
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verb - to satirize; to mock; to parody
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Malleable
Definition
adjective - easy to shape or bend
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Nihilism
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noun - the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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Obfuscate
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verb - to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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Pedantic
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adjective - boringly scholarly or academic
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Querulous
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adjective - complaining; grumbling; whining
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Redolent
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adjective - fragrant
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Sardonic
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adjective - mocking; scornful
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Turpitude
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noun - shameful wickedness; depravity
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Usurp
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verb - to seize wrongfully
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Vernacular
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noun - everyday speech; slang; idiom
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Wanton
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adjective - malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious
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Zealous
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adjective -enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent
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