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12th Grade
03/08/2011
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emanate
 Definition
to issue forth from a source
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garble
 Definition
to confuse or spoil in telling
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evince
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to show clearly; to display
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mollify
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to calm, quiet, or pacify
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revile
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to abuse with words
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subjugate
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to bring under control
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usurp
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to seize and hold by force
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vacillate
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to waver in making a decision
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vitiate
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make without force, weaken
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emulate
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to try to equal or excel
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evoke
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to summon or call forth
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impede
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to obstruct or hinder
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advent
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an arrival; a coming
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affectation
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unnatural trait or appearance
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compunction
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uneasiness from sense of guilt
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credence
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belief; usually on slight evidence
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equanamity
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evenness of mind and temper
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euphemism
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a mild expression
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foible
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a weakness, frailty, or fault
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propensity
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natural inclination
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recluse
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a person living in seclusion
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recourse
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alternative; source of aid
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retrospect
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a looking back on things
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emit
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to send forth or give out
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amnesty
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a pardon for a past offense
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antipathy
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a fixed dislike
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aplomb
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poise; self-assurance
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aspersion
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a slanderous remark
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cajolery
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deceitful praise or flattery
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deluge
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a flooding or rush of anything
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disdain
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a feeling of contempt; scorn
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invective
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a harsh or bitter utterance
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lassitude
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listlessness; without energy
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pathos
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quality that moves one to pity
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ruse
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a trick; a fraud
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vicissitude
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unexpected change
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abeyance
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condition of suspended action
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affront
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an offensive act or word
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complicity
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participation in guilt; an accomplice
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duplicity
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intentional deception; double dealing
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innuendo
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a hint; an insinuation
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lethargy
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drowsiness; state of inaction
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levity
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lightness; frivolity
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paragon
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a model of excellence
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volition
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act of making one's own decision; deliberation, conscious decision
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coerce
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to compel; to force
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defile
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to tarnish or dishonor
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divulge
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to reveal; to make known
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coalesce
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to grow together; combine
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condescend
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to stoop or descend in rank
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contrive
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to plan; devise; bring about
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denote
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to indicate; show; signify
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dissuade
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to advise against; discourage
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divest
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to deprive of; to strip away
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impart
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to give; disclose; make known
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incur
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bring on oneself
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induce
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to bring on
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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supplant
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to take the place of
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ascertain
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to find out; to discover
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abate
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decrease; diminish; stop
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accrue
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come by way of increase or growth
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avert
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prevent; avoid; turn away
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capitulate
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surrender on terms
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confute
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to prove false or incorrect
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corroborate
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to confirm; make certain
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defer
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put off; delay; postpone; to submit to another's wishes
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