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101-200
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100
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12th Grade
03/03/2013

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peripheral
Definition
on or having to do with the outer edge
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proclivity
Definition
tendency, leaning
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recalcitrant
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disobedient; resisting authority
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undulating
Definition
moving in a wavelike manner
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volatile
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unstable; highly changeable; explosive
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ambiguous
Definition
having more than one meaning
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tolerance
Definition
respect for the ways and views of others
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embellish
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to decorate; to add ficitious details to
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efface
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to erase; to make less noticeable
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conform
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to fit in; to act in agreement with
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virtue
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good quality; moral excellence
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fundamental
Definition
major, basic
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acquiesce
Definition
to give in
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competent
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capable; sufficiently skilled
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censor
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to prevent publication of
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contempt
Definition
strong dislike, scorn
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buoyant
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cheerful; capable of floating
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prodigal
Definition
wasteful of money
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tact
Definition
sensitivity, consideration, courtesy
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sluggish
Definition
lazy, slow-moving
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enlighten
Definition
to instruct, to inform
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indulge
Definition
to give in to (a desire)
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dawdle
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to waste time
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recant
Definition
to take back (a statement)
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parsimony
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extreme stinginess
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platitude
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a dull, overused remark
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desultory
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aimless, unconnected, haphazard
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partisan
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strongly supporting one party of cause
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vigor
Definition
strength, energy
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compatible
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capable of working in harmony
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extol
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to praise highly
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petulant
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irritable, touchy
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acrimony
Definition
bitterness
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cultivate
Definition
to grow; to improve
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disparage
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to put down, to belittle
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erratic
Definition
wandering, inconsistent
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beneficial
Definition
helpful, good
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levity
Definition
excessive lightness of behavior or feeling
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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deride
Definition
to laugh at, make fun of cruelly
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bane
Definition
something that harms or destroys
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anarchy
Definition
disorder, absence of government control
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provincial
Definition
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
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arrogant
Definition
overly proud; contemptuous of others
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conspicuous
Definition
obvious, readily apparent
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consolidate
Definition
merge; to join together
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extraneous
Definition
not a necessary part of, not related to
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expunge
Definition
to remove, erase
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trifiling
Definition
unimportant
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objective
Definition
not affected by personal feeling
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plausible
Definition
believable, reasonable
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vacillate
Definition
to change ones mind continually
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steadfast
Definition
firm, sure
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castigate
Definition
to criticize or punish severely
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unwitting
Definition
not aware, not knowing, unintentional
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decisive
Definition
conclusive; definite
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elucidate
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to make clear
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revise
Definition
to change in order to correct or improve
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comprehensible
Definition
capable of being understood
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ascetic
Definition
rejecting physical comfort
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cryptic
Definition
secret, mysterious
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venerate
Definition
to respect
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ostentatious
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showy; intended to impress
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bias
Definition
tendency; preference
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augment
Definition
to add to, increase
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vivid
Definition
lifelike; intense
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pessimism
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a tendency to expect the worst
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assess
Definition
to evaluate, estimate
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repudiate
Definition
to reject
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endure
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to last; to hold out against
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reprove
Definition
to scold
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vigilant
Definition
watchful, alert
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raze
Definition
to demolish
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trivial
Definition
of little importance or significance
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defame
Definition
to harm the reputation of
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depravity
Definition
wickedness, perversion
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disseminate
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to spread widely
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corrugated
Definition
covered with grooves or ridges
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dogmatic
Definition
stubbornly certain in a belief
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induce
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to cause
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affable
Definition
friendly; pleasant
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fetter
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to bind, restrain
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paucity
Definition
scarcity, fewness
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indigenous
Definition
native, originally from
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meticulous
Definition
extremely careful and precise
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candor
Definition
honesty, openness
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dormant
Definition
asleep, inactive
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fortuitous
Definition
accidental and lucky
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to flood
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abridge
Definition
to shorten, condense
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prevalent
Definition
widespread, commonly accepted
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cordial
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warmly pleasant
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misanthrope
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a person who hates mankind
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appeal
Definition
attraction
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appease
Definition
to pacify, to clam
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othodox
Definition
traditional
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facilitate
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to make easier
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terse
Definition
brief, stated without wasted words
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desecrate
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to violate the sacredness of
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fallow
Definition
inactive, not in use
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