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9th Grade
10/07/2009

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bewail
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v. to express deep regret or sorrow
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destitute
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adj. without resource or possession, especially necessitates of life
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detract
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v. to take away from, especially from the value, beauty or importance.
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emancipate
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v. to set free
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extol
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v. to praise highly
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flamboyant
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adj. excessively showy; unrestrained
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impetus
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n. a driving force
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insuperable
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adj. incapable of being defeated or overcome
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intermittent
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adj. not continuous; interrupted
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maxim
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n. a general truth or rule of conduct, a saying such as "haste makes waste"
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obligatory
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adj. required or demanded
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plumb
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v. to measure the depth of water, to reach the deepest part,to solve, vertical straight up and down.
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visage
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n. a face, especially one that expresses feelings.
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wheedle
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v. to coax by sly persuasion
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allude
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to refer to in an indirect way
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consecrate
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v. to set apart as holy
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disseminate
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v. to scatter or spread
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dote
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v. to show excessive fondness for
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exhort
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v. to urge strongly
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feckless
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careless or irresponsible
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implicate
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v. to show to be involves with something dishonest or illegal
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lament
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v. to fell or express grief
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monetary
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adj. of or relating money or currency
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pensive
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adj. deep in thought, dreamily thoughtful
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stilted
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adj.artificially stiff or formal in manner
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subjugate
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v. to bring under control; to conquer.
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trauma
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n. a severe bodily injury
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wanton
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ignoring what is right
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alacrity
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n. promptness in responding, eagerness
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array
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n. a wide range of something
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deduce
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v. to draw conclusions from given facts
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encumber
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v. to weigh down or burden
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fraught
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adj. full of accompanied by
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haphazard
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adj. marked by lack of plan,order or direction
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incontrovertible
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adj. unquestionable
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inexplicable
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adj. hard to explain or impossible to understand
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ingenious
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adj. marked by imagination, cleverness or imagination
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laggard
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n. one who falls behind
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sustenance
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n. something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
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torrid
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adj. burning with passion, intensely dry and hot
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traverse
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v. to pass over, across or through
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ubiquitous
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adj. appearing to be in great numbers in many different place
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zenith
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n. the highest peak
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zenith
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n. the highest peak
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