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Vocab. Unite 13
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10th Grade
06/20/2009
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abstruse
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extremely difficult to understand
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affront
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an intentional insult
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canard
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a false rumor/story
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captious
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ready to find fault
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cognizant
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knowledgeable
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contrite
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sad
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cynosure
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center of attention
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decorous
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well behaved
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deign
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to condescend
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desiccated
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dried out
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efficacy
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the power to produce a desired result
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engender
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bring into existence
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ethereal
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heavenly, not earthbound
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facade
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the front or face of a building
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ghoulish
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morbid, gloomy
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incongruous
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incompatible
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machination
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crafty, scheming
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mesmerize
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hypnotize, to entrance
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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putative
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generally regarded as such, supposed
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