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11th Grade
04/23/2009

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congratulate
Definition
express one's pleasure to another person at that person's success
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gracious
Definition
pleasant; courteous; kindly
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grateful
Definition
feeling or expressing gratatude;thankful; obliged
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gratify
Definition
give or be a source of pleasure or satisfaction
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gratis
Definition
without charge or payment; free
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gratitude
Definition
thankfulness
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gratuitous
Definition
given freely; gratis
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gratuity
Definition
present of money in return for a service; tip
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ingrate
Definition
ungrateful person
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immortal
Definition
not subjet to death; not subject to oblivian (being forgotten)
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immortality
Definition
eternal life; lasting fame
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moribund
Definition
dying; near death
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mortal
Definition
destined to die; human; causing death; fatal
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mortal
Definition
human being; person; individual
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mortality
Definition
death rate; mortal nature
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mortician
Definition
undertaker
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mortification
Definition
shame; humiliation; embarassement
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mortify
Definition
embarrass;shame; humiliation
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mortuary
Definition
funeral home
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figor mortis
Definition
stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
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corporal
Definition
bodily
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corporation
Definition
body authorized by law to carry on an activity with the rights and duties of a single person
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corps
Definition
organized body of persons; branch of the military
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corpse
Definition
dead body
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corpulent
Definition
bulky; obese; very fat
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corpuscle
Definition
blood cell; minute particle
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corpus delicti
Definition
facts proving that a crime has been committed; body of the victim in a murder case
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esprit de corps
Definition
spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
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habeas corpus
Definition
right of a citizen to secure court protection against illegal imprisonment
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incorporate
Definition
combine so as to form one body
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aqueduct
Definition
artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
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conducive
Definition
tending to lead to
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conduct
Definition
lead, guide, escort
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deduction
Definition
taking away, subtraction,; reasoning from the generalto the particular
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duct
Definition
tube or channel for conducting a liquid air
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ductile
Definition
able to be drawn out or hammered thin; easily led docile
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induce
Definition
led on; move by persuasuin
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induct
Definition
admit as a member; initiate
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induction
Definition
ceremony by which one is made a member, initation; reasoning from the particular to the general
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seduction
Definition
enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing
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traduce
Definition
malign, slander, vilify, calumniate
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viaduct
Definition
bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river
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consecutive
Definition
following in regular order; successive
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consequence
Definition
that which follows logically, result; importance as a person
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execute
Definition
follow through to completition, carry out; put to death
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inconsequential
Definition
of no consequence; trivial. unimportant
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prosecute
Definition
follow to the end or until finished; conduct legal proceedings against, sue
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sequal
Definition
something that follows; continuation consequence; outcome
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