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Words to Own - Othello
Trill - 5/22/2013
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English
10th Grade
05/21/2013

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State of Mutual decline as associated with advanced age. Infatuation.
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Dotage
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Ready to believe, often on slight or uncertain evidence.
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Credulous
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The quality or state of being drowsy, lazy, or indifferent.
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Lethargy
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To deceive or to trick.
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Beguile
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Begs or urges persistently.
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Importunes
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The orderly arrangement or settlement of matter.
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Disposition
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Powerful, stongly felt or expressed.
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Vehement
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Free from disastrous; calm; quiet.
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Tranquil
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Having to do with irresistible force.
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Compulsive
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Disliked intensely, often with disgust; hatred
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Loathed
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To get possession of, to obtain through care or effort.
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Procure
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Familial relationship, kinship. Sympathy
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Affinity
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Feeling sorrow for having committed a wrongdoing.
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Penitent
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To go over and over in ones mind. To chew repeatedly.
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Ruminate
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A conclusion based on some facts or evidence.
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Inference
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Break, rupture, or gap. To break or violate.
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Breach
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To make suitable return for; to repay.
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Requite
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Shamelessly bold; cocky.
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Impudent
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To screen, to veil, or to disguise.
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Shroud
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Whining; fretful; complaining. Spiteful
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Peevish
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Having to do with love.
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Amorous
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Poisonous snake.
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Viper
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To twist violently or take forcibly.
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Wrench
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Trapped, caught.
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Ensnared
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Time between; interval.
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Interim
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An act of restoring or making good.
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Restitution
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Serving or resembling a monument or a memorial. Massive, outstanding.
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Monumental
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To put out. To satisfy or relieve
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Quench
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Things that foreshadow a coming event.
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Portents
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Very destructive; deadly.
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Pernicious
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To bite or chew persistently.
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Gnaw
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To take place after or as a result; to follow.
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Ensue
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Uncivilized, cruel.
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Barbarous
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Strong disapproval; an official expression or disapproval. Judgement
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Censure
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Uncontrolled, excessive, exceeding reasonable limits.
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Inordinate
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To see, recognize or notice. To distinguish with senses or mental processes other than vision.
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Discern
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Fortress set high above a city; stronghold.
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Citadel
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Having or showing good judgement about what one says or does.
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Discreet
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Standing out so as to be easily noticed.
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Eminent
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Obstacle, bar, hindrance.
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Impediment
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