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English
9th Grade
04/02/2009
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coddle (verb)
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spoil; treat too gently
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taciturn (adj)
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silent in expression and manner
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effusive (adj)
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intrusive
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acquisitive (Adj)
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covetous
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paraphernalia (noun)
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personal belongings
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penurious
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poor
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brood
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worry
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criminologist (noun)
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person who studies crime
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vitriol (noun)
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metallic sulfates of glassy appearance blue/green sulfate, something highly caustic or severe in effect
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garrulous (Adj)
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babbling about trivial matters.
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simpatico (noun)
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likeable
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bristled (Verb)
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to become rigid or stiff
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fixation (n.)
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an obsessive preoccupation
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trite (adj)
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worn out by use
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aversion (noun)
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feeling of dislike
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flagon (n.)
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container for holding liquid
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immaculate (adj)
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spotless; pure
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specious (adj)
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misleading; pleasant to the eye but deceiving
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inane (adj)
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empty; void
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miserly (Adj)
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cheap; mingy; tight
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pragmatism (noun)
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conduct expressing practicality
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incredulity (Adj)
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state of being in doubt
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adroit (adj)
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skillful
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ardent (Adj)
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passionate; devoted
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revulsion (noun)
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disgust
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gabble (verb)
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habble; cackle
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scruples (noun)
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uneasy feeling arising from conscience
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sobriquet (noun)
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affectionate nickname
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malignant (verb)
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to be evil; showing hatred
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precede (verb)
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to come be fore
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fibrillation (noun)
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twitching of individual muscle fibers
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irascible (adj)
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easily irritated
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coquette (noun)
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a tease; woman flirt
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imperative (adj)
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important; unavoidable
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traipse (verb)
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to walk over
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