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12th Grade
11/16/2010

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nephritic
Definition
afflicted with a kidney disease
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autistic
Definition
absorbed in fantasy, excluding reality
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puling
Definition
whining
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etiolate
Definition
bleached out by sunlight
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affluvia
Definition
disagreeable vapor and odor
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sebaceous
Definition
pertaining to certain glands in deeper layers of the skin
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pathology
Definition
conditions produced by a disease
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satyrism
Definition
male equivalent of nymphomania
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decibel
Definition
unit for measuring loudness
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thrombosis
Definition
formation of a blood clot in the circulatory system
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lethal
Definition
deadly
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murexes
Definition
shellfish
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whelks
Definition
gastropods (has a single shell)
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deficit
Definition
a lack
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terrarium
Definition
habitat for small plants and animals
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cockleshell
Definition
a scallop
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preening
Definition
grooming
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ludicrous
Definition
laughable
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hyperactivity
Definition
abnormally active
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menses
Definition
female period
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synchrony
Definition
simultaneous occurrence
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ovulate
Definition
discharge eggs
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lyricists
Definition
song writer
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impetuous
Definition
given to sudden action
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crustacean
Definition
shellfish
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siphoning
Definition
drawing fluid via atmospheric pressure
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briny
Definition
salty
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ebbed
Definition
flowed backwards
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tableau
Definition
striking scene
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pantheon
Definition
a place for heroes or gods
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yen
Definition
craving
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proclivity
Definition
natural tendency
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furtively
Definition
done in secret
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deference
Definition
respectful regard
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anachronisms
Definition
wrong time reference
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vainglorious
Definition
boastful vanities
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copulation
Definition
sexual intercourse
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ostracize
Definition
banish from society
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topographical
Definition
pertaining to the mapping of a region
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lauded
Definition
praised
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longevity
Definition
great life span
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dispassionate
Definition
impartial
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verdant
Definition
green
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umbilicus
Definition
pertaining to the cord jointing the fetus and placenta
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sodden
Definition
dull
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subside
Definition
to settle
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vaporous
Definition
insubstantial
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guises
Definition
outward appearances
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runnel
Definition
small stream
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wrack
Definition
seaweed cast on shore
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inexorable
Definition
unrelenting
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dissident
Definition
not agreeing
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retort
Definition
kind of laboratory container
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maw
Definition
mouth
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dispersed
Definition
scattered
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