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1st Semester
First Semseter
100
English
10th Grade
01/16/2012
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Bane
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troublesome influence
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Condone
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tacitly support; overlook
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Condoning
 Definition
overlooking; disregarding; ignoring
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Eclectic
 Definition
taking things from different sources
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Edifice
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building; structure; construction
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Genre
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a category; type
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Germane
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relevant
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Irascible
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Ire
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anger [irate (a) = very angry]
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Mundane
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ordinary; worldly
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Munificent
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generous; charitable
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Perpetuated
 Definition
caused to continue
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Perpetuity
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eternity
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Rancor
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resentment; animosity; bad feeling
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Rant
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use bombastic language
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Strut
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swagger; show off
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Stupefying
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astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence
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Voluble
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talkative
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Voluminous
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very large; spacious
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em
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into; cover with; cause
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en
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inward
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endo
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within; inside
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enn
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years
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ep
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on; over; upon; among; at
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Bard
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poet
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Bastion
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a fortified place
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Befuddle
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confuse
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Conflagration
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big fire
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Confound
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confuse
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Efface
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wipe out; remove all trace of
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Effigy
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a model of a person
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Germinal
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just growing; not developed; immature
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Gibbering
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making meaningless noises
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Irksome
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annoying; infuriating
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Ironic
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satiric; unexpected
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Mutinous
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very rebellious
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Myriad
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in large numbers
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Personable
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attractive
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Perspicacious
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insightful; sharp; wise
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Ratify
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approve; consent
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Raucous
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rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
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Subpoena
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summons to court
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Substantiate
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give supporting evidence
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Voracious
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ravenous
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Waive
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surrender; give up
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ab
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from; away; off
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acro
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top; height; beginning
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act
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do
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aer
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air
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agr
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farming
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Begrudge
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resent
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Beguile
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mislead; lure
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Congeal
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to solidify
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Congenital
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present from birth
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Effusive
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gushing; demonstrative
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Egalitarianism
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belief in equality
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Glacial
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hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
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Goad
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prod; urge
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Irrational
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unreasonable; absurd
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Irreproachable
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cannot be criticized; perfect
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Navigable
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suitable for sailing
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Nebulous
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vague
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Perspicacity
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insight
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Pertinent
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relevant
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Raze
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destroy; demolish; tear down
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Rebuttal
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denial
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Subterfuge
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a trick
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Subtle
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not obvious
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Wane
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grow less
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Wary
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hesitant; cautious
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alg
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pain
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ambi
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both; around
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ambul
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walk; move
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ami
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love
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ana
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up; back; against
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Antiquate
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to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better
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Aspire
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to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value.
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Belie
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to show to be false; contradict.
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Concede
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to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
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Constrict
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to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
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Docile
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easily managed or handled; tractable
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Frowzy
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dirty and untidy; slovenly
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Gosling
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a young goose
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Impromptu
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made or done without previous preparation
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Indivisible
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not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided
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Obstreperous
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noisy, clamorous, or boisterous
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Philately
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the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment
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Remunerate
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to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble
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Rookery
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a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals
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Sedulous
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diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous
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Tenet
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any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement
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Vapid
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lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat
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Volition
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the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing
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Cower
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to crouch, as in fear or shame
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Exacerbate
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to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
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eu
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A prefix used frequently in composition, signifying well, good, advantageous
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ex
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out, away, from
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extra
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outside of
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fac
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make do, do
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fer
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bear, carry
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