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English
11th Grade
11/20/2010

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despair
Definition
a complete loss of hope
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exonerate
Definition
to free from blame or responsibility
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juxtapose
Definition
to place side by side
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evasive
Definition
tending to escape
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cursory
Definition
performed with haste, little attention to detail
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disparage
Definition
to speak of in an insulting way
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elite
Definition
superior in status
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bane
Definition
a cause of death or ruin
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defer
Definition
to submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
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averse
Definition
reluctant
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enmity
Definition
hatred
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guile
Definition
skillful deceit
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dogmatic
Definition
stubbornly and arrogantly opionated
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warrant
Definition
to justify
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frenetic
Definition
wildly excited, frenzied, frantic
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convoluted
Definition
complicated
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plausible
Definition
believable
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hail
Definition
to solute or greet
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enunciate
Definition
to pronounce with clarity
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felicity
Definition
great happiness
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nonchalant
Definition
casually unconcerned, sometimes falsely
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dilatory
Definition
tending to delay, late or slow
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superfluous
Definition
extra, unnecessary
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condescend
Definition
to deal with people in a superior manner
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acrimony
Definition
hostility
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prodigious
Definition
enormous, extraordinary
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daunt
Definition
to intimidate or lessen one's courage
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tedious
Definition
tiresomely long or boring
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mediocre
Definition
ordinary, so-so
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mandate
Definition
an authoritative command
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resignation
Definition
acceptance of something as inescapable; submission
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nurture
Definition
to help develop, nourish
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fervent
Definition
greatly emotional or enthusiastic
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eclectic
Definition
having elements from a variety of sources
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composed
Definition
calm
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versatile
Definition
capable of doing many things compotently
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scathing
Definition
harshly critical
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eloquent
Definition
well spoken
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commend
Definition
to praise
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ecstasy
Definition
intense joy or delight
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infamy
Definition
evil reputation brought about by a grossly criminal (Chillingworth)
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ignominy
Definition
deep, personal humiliation or disgrace (Chillingworth)
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iniquity
Definition
gross injustice, wickedness (Chillingworth)
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depravity
Definition
a corrupt act or practice (Chillingworth)
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inimical
Definition
being adverse often by reason of hostility; harmful (Chillingworth)
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scurrilous
Definition
1. using or given to coarse language
2. Grossly or obscenely abusive
(Chillingworth)
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malevolent/malignity
Definition
wishing evil or harm to others (Chillingworth)
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spectral
Definition
ghostly
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phantasmagoric/phantasmagoria
Definition
a shifting series of optical effects and illusions (Chillingworth)
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tremulous with the vehemence
Definition
shaky with the intensity (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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mutable
Definition
prone to change; vicissitude (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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caprice
Definition
a sudden, impulsive action (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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intangibility
Definition
the state of being untouchable, impalpable (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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preternatural
Definition
existing outside of nature (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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vivacity/vivacious
Definition
the state of being in spirit, lively
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primeval
Definition
of or relating to the earliest ages, primitive (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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vicissitude
Definition
the state of being changeable; mutability (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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expatiating/expatiate
Definition
to move about freely or at will (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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sensibility
Definition
ability to receive sensations (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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affinity
Definition
a natural liking or attraction to another person (Pearl, Dimmesdale)
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deleterious
Definition
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
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machinate
Definition
to devise a secret, or to complicate plans to achieve a goal or to cause harm to others
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emaciated
Definition
abnormally thin
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