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12th Grade
03/05/2012
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degenerate
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to diminish in quality
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engender
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to produce
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genre
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kind; sort; literary type
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cognate
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related by birth
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innate
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inborn
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nascent
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coming into existence
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transfigure
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to change outwardly
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fictive
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imaginary
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feign
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to pretend
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parturient
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about to bear young
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repertory
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stock of things; theatrical company
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cogent
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convincing
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exigent
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urgent
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assay
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to judge; to evaluate; to examine
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intransigent (adj)
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inflexible
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incite (v)
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to stir up; to stimulate
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resuscitate (v)
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to revive
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solicitous (adj)
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caring or eagerly concerned
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perturb (v)
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to agitate; to disturb
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turbulent (adj)
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characterized by disorder
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turbid (adj)
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thick, dense; not clear
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alacrity (n)
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cheerful readiness; liveliness
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celerity (n)
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swiftness; speed
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vehement (adj)
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strongly emotional; passionate
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inveigh (v)
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to protest strongly
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surmise (n/v)
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to guess; a guess
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demise (n)
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death or termination
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remit (v)
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to send a payment; to pardon
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emblematic (adj)
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symbolic
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diabolical (adj)
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wicked -- like the devil
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hyperbole (adj)
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intentional exaggertation
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episodic (adj)
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occurring every now and then
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methodical (adj)
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systematic; organized
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synod (n)
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a council -- especially for a church
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agrarian (adj)
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rural; agricultural
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peregrination (n/v)
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to travel on foot; a journey
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aggregate (n/v)
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a sum or mass; to combine
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egregious (adj)
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extraordinary in a bad way
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pastoral (adj)
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simplistic charm- rural areas
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repast (n)
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a meal
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bucolic (adj)
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suggesting an idyllic rural life
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rustic (adj)
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simple, artless, or unsophisticated
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idyllic (adj)
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charmingly simple
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fruition (n)
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realization; accomplishment
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fruitless (adj)
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useless; unproductive
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gregarious (adj)
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sociable
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