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Allister's Midterm
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10th Grade
10/26/2011
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Adversity
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Great hardship
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Austere
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Strict or severe in discipline
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Cerebral
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intelletual
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Clandestine
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kept or done in secret
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condone
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to excuse or overlook
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Conform
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to be similar; o adapt
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constrain
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to hold bac; to restrict
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Discrepancy
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an unexpected difference
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eminent
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outstanding; distinguished
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Innate
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inborn
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Insinuate
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to suggest subtly; to hint
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officious
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overly eager in offering unwanted help
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Perpetual
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continuing forever or indefinitely
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Pertinent
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exactly relevant
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Propriety
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the quality of being proper
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squander
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to waste
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uniform
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always the same
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Waver
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to be unsure or weak
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whimsical
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impulsive; fanciful
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Mundane
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ordinary; common place
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Enigmatic
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puzzling
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Keen
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sharp; perseptive
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Skeptical
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doubting; questioning; not believing
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Encroach
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to advance beyond limits
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Judicious
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having good judgement; prudent
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Inaccessible
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not easily entered, approached, or obtained
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Therapeutic
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having healing power
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals
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Buttress
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to support or strengthen
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Placid
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calm; quiet
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amiable
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friendly
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Propensity
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tendency
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pernicious
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deadly or destructive
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confound
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to confuse
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Dispel
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to get rid of
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subdue
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to bring under control
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harangue
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a long angry speech
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earnest
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showing deep sincerity or seriousness
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Banal
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ordinary and common place
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disposition
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one's usual mood
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impassioned
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filled with passion
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entice
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lo lure
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contrive
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obviously planned or made up
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embellish
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to add fictitious details to
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deprecate
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to mildly insult or belittle
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obtuse
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lacking intellect
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tumultuous
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noisily or disorderly
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indifferent
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having no preference
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convivial
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sociable
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reticent
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reserved or restrained
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vivacious
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lively
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esoteric
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understood by only a few
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facilitate
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to make easier
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affable
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friendly
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stagnant
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not moving, flowing or growing
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trivial
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insignificant; unimportant
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partisan
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devoted to or biased in support of a group
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competent
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having adequate ability
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