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#401-450 for 10/5/09
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10th Grade
10/03/2009

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aberration (n)
Definition
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
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aeon (n)
Definition
an immeasurable or indefinitely long period of time: AGE
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antithesis (n)
Definition
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
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astute (adj)
Definition
having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage: SHREWD
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baneful (adj)
Definition
productive of destruction or woe: seriously harmful
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bumptious (adj)
Definition
self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree
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celibate (adj)
Definition
living in the state of not being married, living in a state of abstention from sexual intercourse.
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chimerical (adj)
Definition
a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve
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concomitant (n)
Definition
something that accompanies or is connected with something else: ACCOMPANIMENT
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