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10th Grade
09/17/2007
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assuage
 Definition
to make milder or less severe
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ascertain
 Definition
to find out definately, learn with certainty or assurance
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cantankerous
 Definition
Quarrelsome, irritable
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encumber
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to impede or hinder
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taciturn
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inclined to silence, reserved in speech
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phillipic
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harsh statement
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predilection
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tendancy to think favorably of something in particular
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predilection
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tendancy to think favorably of something in particular
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habilaments
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clothes
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palliation
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to reserve without curing
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nebulous
 Definition
hazy, vague, indistinct
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auspicious
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promising success, propitious
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pestilence
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a deadly or virulent epidemic disease
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lineament
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a feature of the face
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contentious
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tending to arguement or strife
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abberation
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deviation from the usual or normal course
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scuppernong
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grape
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vapid
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dull
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct, moral virtue
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umbrage
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offense, displeasure
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interdict
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forbid
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edification
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to improve
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aggregation
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group
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entailment
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property restricted to heirs
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condiscention
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to treat someone as inferior
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