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Word Smart 11
Facetious- Assiduous
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English
11th Grade
11/20/2008

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Facetious
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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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Kinship
Definition
natural or family relationship
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Petulant
Definition
rude; cranky; ill tempered
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Rampart
Definition
a fortification; a bulwark or defense
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Temerity
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boldness; recklessness; audacity
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Truculent
Definition
savagely brutal; aggressively hostile
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Incisive
Definition
cutting right to the heart of the matter
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Aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abstemious
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sparing or moderate, especially in eating and drinking
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Alacrity
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cheerful readiness; liveliness or eagerness
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Allocate
Definition
to distribute; assign; allot
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Arid
Definition
extremely dry; unimaginative
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Beget
Definition
to cause or produce; to engender
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Conundrum
Definition
a puzzle; a riddle
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Debacle
Definition
violent breakdown; sudden overthrow
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Doggerel
Definition
comic, loose verse
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Exorbitance
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an exceedingly large amount
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Garrulous
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extremely chatty or talkative; wordy or diffuse
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Intransigent
Definition
uncompromising; stubborn
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Maverick
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a nonconformist; a rebel
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Turpitude
Definition
shameful wickedness or depravity
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Axiom
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a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
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Beneficent
Definition
doing good
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Capricious
Definition
unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Circumlocution
Definition
an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
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Impugn
Definition
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
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Incursion
Definition
a hostile invasion
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Invective
Definition
insulting or abusive speech
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Placate
Definition
to pacify; to appease; to soothe
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Temperament
Definition
one's disposition or character
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Antiseptic
Definition
free from germs; exceptionally clean
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Lax
Definition
not strict or firm; careless or negligent; loose or slack
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Accolade
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an award or honor; high praise
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Assiduous
Definition
hardworking; busy; diligent
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root- circ
Definition
around, on all sides
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root- pug
Definition
to fight
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root trans
Definition
across
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