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3 & 4 vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/06/2009
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ignoble
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adj. dishonerable
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beguile
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v. to charm
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mores
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n. customs of behavior
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benevolent
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adj. with kind intentions
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provincial
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adj. unsophisticated
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decorum
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n. appropriate behavior
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unseemly
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adj. inappropriate
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demeanor
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n. manner of behavior
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wiley
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adj. deceitful
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feral
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adj. untamed
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multifarious
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adj. having great variety
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aggrandize
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v. to make greater or to exaggerate
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opulence
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n. a great wealth or abundance
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exorbitance
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n. an extreme, unreasonable expense or price
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profligate
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adj. Recklessly wasteful
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Grandiose
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adj. pretending to be important
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satiate
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v. to fully satisfy
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gratuitous
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adj. not needed; unjustified
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surfeit
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n. an excessive amount
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intemperate
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adj. lacking moderation
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