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Monday 11/10
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English
10th Grade
11/08/2008

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paragon
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n a model of excelence or perfection.

she is paragon of...
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paucity
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n scarcity
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latent
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adj potential but not manifest(clear), hidden.
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laudatory
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adj expressing praise
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perfunctory
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adj done rutinely or with little interest or care
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premonition
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n anticipation of an event w/o concios reasoning
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raze
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v destroy completely
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recant
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v publically withdraw or repudiate a belief or statement
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protean
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adj readily assuming different shapes and roles
"his protean nature"
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relegate
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v assign to a position of inconsequence or oblivion.
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opulant
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adj. luxurios, lavish.
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vicissitude
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n. change
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permeate
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v. spread through
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vigilance
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n alert watchfulness
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reprehensible
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adj. deserving of criticism
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stymie
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v present an obstacle, stand in the way of
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supine
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adj lying on the back
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respite
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n interval of rest or relief
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revile
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v. abuse verbally
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salient
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adj standing out conspicuosly, prominant
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terse
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adj. concise

"mr hirsch is very terse"
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sanguine
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adj optomistic.
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repugnant
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adj loathsome, exciting ditaste or aversion
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schism
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n division, separation.
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literal
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adj taking words in their usual meaning or primary sense.
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