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11th Grade
02/06/2007
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assertion
 Definition
a declaration or statement
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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exculpate
 Definition
to free from guilt
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incontrovertible
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not able to be denied or disputed
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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despotic
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exercising absolute power
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dictatorial
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domineering; oppressively overbearing
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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indolent
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lazy
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insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging
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torpor
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again.
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spurious
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not genuine
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clandestine
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secretive
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disingenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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surreptitiously
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done by secretive means
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ambivalent
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simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky;unsure, weak
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assiduous
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hard-working
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