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09' FINALS!! AHH
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90
English
10th Grade
06/14/2009
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acquiesce
 Definition
accept without protest
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acrimonious
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bitter
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adamant
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inflexible
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advocate
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recommend
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alacrity
 Definition
eagerness, lively action
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analogous
 Definition
similar, comparable
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antithesis
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opposite
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apathy
 Definition
unconcern
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aplomb
 Definition
self confidence
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apothecary
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druggist
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appalled
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horrified
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ascend
 Definition
rise, go up
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assuage
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ease
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befouled
 Definition
make dirty
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benevolence
 Definition
kindness, good will
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blasphemy
 Definition
disrespectful of sacred stuff
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blithely
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cheerful
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chattle
 Definition
movable property
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commensurate
 Definition
make equal
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concede
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admit
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depreciate
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lower in value
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didactic
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educational
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disparage
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ridicule
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disparity
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unequal
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doleful
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sorrow
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edify
 Definition
instruct for moral improvement
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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elucidate
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clarify
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elusive
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hard to grasp (physically and mentally) evasive
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empathy
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compassion, understanding
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ephemeral
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short lived
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erudite
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scholarly
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estrange
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alienate
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exacerbate
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worsen
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exonerate
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free from guilt
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facile
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do things with ease
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flout
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mock
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forthright
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truthful
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fractious
 Definition
irritable, unruly (non submissive)
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fray
 Definition
fight
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furtive
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secretive
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gesticulate
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to gesture
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gregarious
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sociable
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ignoble
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dishonorable
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illicit
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unlawful
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impunity
 Definition
not punished
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inaudible
 Definition
unable to be heard
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incipient
 Definition
just beginning
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incomprehensible
 Definition
not understandable
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incredulity
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disbelief
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indigent
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poor
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laconic
 Definition
brief, concise in speech
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loath
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intense disgust
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mortification
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humiliation
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myriad
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countless
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obstreperous
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unruly
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obviate
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prevent
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perfunctory
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careless
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peruse
 Definition
read carefully
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precipitate
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hurl down
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pristine
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pure
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prolific
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abundant
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propensity
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tendency
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propitious
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favorable
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protrude
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stick out, project
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prudent
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wise, cautious
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rapacious
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greedy
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regress
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return to previous state
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relegated
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banish
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remunerate
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pay
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replete
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completely filled
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repugnance
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disgust
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respite
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time of rest
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retrospective
 Definition
review of past events
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salient
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standing out
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sanguine
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hopeful, cheerful
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scathe
 Definition
to do harm
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sibilant
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producing a hissing sound
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sojourn
 Definition
temporary stay
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solvent
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able to pay debts
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steeped
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soaked
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supine
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lying on the back, indifference
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surly
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rude
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surreptitious
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stealth
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taciturn
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silent
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tantamount
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identical
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transgress
 Definition
break law, violate
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truncated
 Definition
cut off
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viable
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possible
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zealous
 Definition
eager, devoted
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