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English
9th Grade
12/21/2009

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indolent

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lazy

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vex

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to irritate or annoy

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deprecate

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to protest against; dissaprove

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vehement

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fierce; violent; strongly emotional

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consternation

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shock; bewilderment

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perpetual

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permanent; everlasting

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confine

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to limit or restrict; to shut or keep in

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obsurate

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remorseless

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intricate

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complex,

complicated

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indicative

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declarative; expressive

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ostentatious

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attempting to impress others; intended to attract notice

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contrite

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remorseful; apologetic

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vindictive

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vengeful; unforgiving

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tantalize

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to annoy or provoke

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benediction

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a blessing

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beguile

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to charm; to deceive

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confound

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to perplex; to amaze

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contrive

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develop; manage; to plan

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mundane

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ordinary

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sagacity

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wisdom

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feign

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to pretend

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diligent

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hard-working

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obstinate

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uncontrollable

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loquacious

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talketive

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serendipity

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the accidental discovery of something good or beneficial

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delegate

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to assign responsibility to someone else

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nostalgia

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a longing for things to be they were in the past

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incidentally

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by the way

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futile

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useless

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adamant

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not willing to change one's mind

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