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Wordly WIse 3000 Book 11 Lesson 1
Lesson 1
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English
11th Grade
09/20/2010

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APOCRYPHAL
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Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
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ARCANE
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Understood by only few; mysterious
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CONVENE
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To summon or cause to assemble
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EXPEDIENT
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Useful for some purpose; convenient
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EXUDE
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To flow out slowly; to ooze or emit
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GESTICULATE
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To motion energetically with the body or limbs
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IMPERTURBABLE
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Calm and assured
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INCREMENT
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An increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts
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LEVITY
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Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking
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MORTIFY
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To embarrass or humiliate
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PERIPHERY
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The area around the edges; the outermost part
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RACONTEUR
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A person who tells stories with skill and wit
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REITERATE
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To say or do over again; to repeat
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SUBTERFUGE
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A deceptive scheme or strategy
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VACILLATE
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To move back and forth from lack of balance; waver
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