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9th Grade
06/13/2010
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annihilate
 Definition
completely destroy
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credible
 Definition
believable
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biased
 Definition
prejudiced opinionated
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diligent
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hardworking
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exodus
 Definition
large scale departure
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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incorrigible
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unfixable
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intrepid
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brave fearless
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intricate
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complex detailed
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latent
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hidden talent underlying
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lucid
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clear minded
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militant
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give in to fighting
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opaque
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can't see through
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pompous
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conceited
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rectify
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make right correct
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sardonic
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sarcastic (bitterly)
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slapdash
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sloppy
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stagnant
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still not moving
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superfluous
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excessive to have an abundance of
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tenacious
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persistent
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breach
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a break a gap
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cumbersome
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hard to handle
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fortify
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strengthe
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synthetic
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fake made
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fabricate
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to make
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dormant
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asleep not active
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adjourn
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postpone till later
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rejuvenate
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to make fun again renue
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venture
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risky undertaking
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squander
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to spend or use wastefully foolishly
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debacle
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a complete collapse in failure
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aspire
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strive to reach goals
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debris
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scattered peices of wreckage
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perennial
 Definition
plants that live year round
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plaintiff
 Definition
person who begins proceedings i court
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terse
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short to the point brief
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erratic
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not consistent
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preamble
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begining opening
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dilate
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to wide
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haphazard
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characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
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reletless
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nonstop
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liability
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responsibility
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bleak
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dark dreary
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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perilous
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dangerous
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apex
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the highest point
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rivulet
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a small stream
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temperate
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moderate mild
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comport
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to conduct ones self
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blasphemy
 Definition
prejudice in writing disrespectful to go against religion
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