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11th Grade
04/19/2013
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titular
 Definition
having the title without the duties and responsibilities
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unassuming
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modest
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aperture
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hole
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unctuous
 Definition
marked by exaggerated or assuming spirituality
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sepulchre
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tomb
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unwitting
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unintentional
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sequester
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set apart
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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spate
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rush
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timorous
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fearful
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staunch
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faithful
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unseemly
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inappropriate
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subservient
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submissive
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vendetta
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feud
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kinetic
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related to or produced by motion
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abstruse
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obscure
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vilify
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utter slanderous, abusive statements
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acumen
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mental keenness
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circumscribed
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limited in range of activity
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adumbrate
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foreshadow
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visionary
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fanciful
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clandestine
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surreptitious
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vituperation
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sustained and bitter railing and condemnation
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whit
 Definition
smallest bit
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to suggest the whole
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