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10th Grade
01/22/2009

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vacuous
Definition
1. showing no intelligence or thought
2. having no meaning or direction; empty
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Chaff
Definition
1. the stiff strawlike part of grains such as wheat, oats, rye
2. to make good-natured fun of someone
3. worthless material; detritus
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bemoan
Definition
to moan about or weep for; mourn
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acclaim
Definition
1. to welcome with loud approval; praise highly
2. a shout or show of approval
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yielding
Definition
1. not resisting; compliant
2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent or shaped
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wanton
Definition
1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse
2. not moral; lewd, lascivious
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defalcate
Definition
to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care
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virtuoso
Definition
1. a person skilled in the techniques of an art, esp. playing a musical instrument; by extension, a person with a cultivated appreciation of artistry
2. showing mastery in artistic skills
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unwitting
Definition
not knowing; unaware; unintentional
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erstwhile
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