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ARITS Vocab
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7th Grade
02/04/2009

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disheveled
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hanging loosely or in disorder
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indictment
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any charge, accusation, or cause for blame
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exasperated
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rough; greatly annoyed, irratated
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oppression
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the exercise of authority in a cruel manner
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conspicuously
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easily seen or noticed
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graft
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to gain (money) illegally
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prophets
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people who speak for God or a diety
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furtively
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sneakily, sly, stealthily
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futile
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incapable of producing a result, hopeless
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raucous
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harsh, having harsh sound
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bastion
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a fortified place
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mutilated
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damaged, hurt, crippled
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assimilation
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the act of taking as one's own (ex. culture)
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incredulity
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disbelief
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recitation
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the act of repeatin from memory
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eccentric
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deviating from customary character; irregular
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scrutinize
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to examine with great detail
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resignation
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a document that gives up one's position
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plaintively
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mournfully, sorrowfully, whiningly
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revelation
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the act of revealing
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rebuff
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to reject, repel
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sincerity
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deep feelings
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melodrama
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a dramatic form that exaggerates emotion
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undaunted
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not discouraged, not hesitated cause of fear
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hysterical
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uncontrollably emotional
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exuberance
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energy, excitement, good spirits
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oblivious
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unaware, forgetful
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affirmation
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the act of verifying
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ludicrous
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cuasing laughter cause of absurdity
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taut
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tense, firm, emotionally/mentally stressed
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