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English
11th Grade
09/23/2009

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adjuration
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(n) an earnest request; a solemn or desperate urging
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ameliorate
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(v) to make better
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capitulate
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(v) to surrender under certain conditions; to give in
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commensurate
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(adj) proportionate; equal
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cryptic
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(adj) having an ambiguous or hidden meaning
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desuetude
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(n) reduction or subsidence of swelling
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diffidence
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(n) characterized by timidity or a lack of self-confidence
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discountenance
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(v) to embarrass; to show disapproval of
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eclectic
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(adj) drawn from many sources
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enmity
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(n) hostility; deep-seated hatred
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ingenuous
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(adj) frank, simple, charmingly naive, honest
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megalomania
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(n) personality trait/mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur, power, and wealth
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penurious
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(adj) miserly
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phlegmatic
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(adj) not easily excited to display emotion, apathetic; sluggish
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prosaic
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(adj) unimaginative, dull, common, ordinary
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recalcitrant
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(adj) showing strong objection, obstinate, unwilling, stubbornly defiant
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recidivism
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(n) repeated relapse into past condition or behaviour, esp. a tendency to return to criminal ways
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reprehensible
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(adj) deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure
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sedulous
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(adj) characterized by steady attention and effort, diligent
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sinecure
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(n) any office or position providing an income but requiring little or no work
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sojourn
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(n) a temporary stay or visit
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undulation
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(n) a wavelike motion
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urbane
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(adj) having polish; suave; elegant; characteristic of major cities
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vapid
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(adj) without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious; insipid; tasteless
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