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9 and 10 Voc
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11th Grade
10/12/2006
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Intangible
 Definition
not capable of being touched
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Idiomatic
 Definition
characteristic of a particular language
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Expletives
 Definition
an oath or exclamation, a word with no meaning
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Affable
 Definition
friendly, pleasant, easy to talk to
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Bolstered
 Definition
a long narrrow pillow, to support
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Reciprocates
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to give, do, or take in return
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Wistful
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full of longing, yearning; wishful
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Furor
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anger, rage
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Subterfuge
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a trick, excuse, used to escape
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Tawdry
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gaudy, showy, cheap
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Shrew
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mouselike animal
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Garrulous
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talking too much
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Lucractive
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profitable
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Abridged
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to shorten the # of words, condense
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Verbose
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wordy
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Invokes
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too call upon a higher power for aid, to call forth
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Finality
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the condition of being complete
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Impromptu
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without preporation
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Supercilious
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alooof and conceited
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Exendations
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a correction
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