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VPP 12
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15
English
11th Grade
02/02/2010

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propensity
Definition
a tendency
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condescending
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displaying superiority; patronizing
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compunction
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an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm
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sepulcher
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a tomb or burial chamber
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bellicose
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warlike; inclined to fight
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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wizened
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shriveled or withered from age or illness
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rhapsodize
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to express oneself enthusiastically
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physiognomy
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facial features
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voluble
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talkative
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revel
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to enjoy; to take pleasure in
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umbrage
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feeling of offense; resentment
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epiphany
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a revelation; sudden knowledge or insight
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assiduous
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diligent; persistent
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panacea
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a cure-all; a remedy for all diseases
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