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11th Grade
03/18/2012
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Discomfit
 Definition
To embarrass and confuse
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Edification
 Definition
Improvement or enlightenment
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Malfeasance
 Definition
Misconduct or wrongdoing
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Feasible
 Definition
Capable of being accomplished
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Surfeit
 Definition
Condition of being too full
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Magnum Opus
 Definition
The greatest work of an artist
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Modus Operandi
 Definition
Manner of working
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Opulent
 Definition
Possessing or exhibiting great wealth
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Synergy
 Definition
The power that results from the combination of two or more forces
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Liturgy
 Definition
A pattern of prayer or worship
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Lethargy
 Definition
A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and, apathy
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Laborious
 Definition
Requiring mental or physical effort
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Belabor
 Definition
To attack
To discuss in too much detail
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Elaborate
 Definition
To explain in greater detail
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Ergonomic
 Definition
Minimizes physical effort and discomfit, maximizes efficiency.
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Efficacious
 Definition
effective; successful in producing desired result
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Staunch
 Definition
Firm and Steadfast
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Stanch
 Definition
To stop the flow of
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Extant
 Definition
Still in existence
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Restive
 Definition
Resisting authority
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Apropos
 Definition
With regard to
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Depose
 Definition
To remove from office or power
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Static
 Definition
Having no motion or change
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Ecstasy
 Definition
Intense joy or delight
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Stasis
 Definition
Condition in which there is no change
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Entity
 Definition
a being
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essence
 Definition
the most important ingredient
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quintessential
 Definition
the most typical ideal or important
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deposition
 Definition
opinion
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apostasy
 Definition
not telling the truth
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verdure
 Definition
greenery; fresh ripe vegetation
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verdant
 Definition
green; lush with vegetation
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viridity
 Definition
lack of experience
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candid
 Definition
open and sincere
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candor
 Definition
frankness or sincerity of expressions
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incandescent
 Definition
shining brilliantly
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pallor
 Definition
extreme or unnatural paleness
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pallid
 Definition
lacking color; dull
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appall
 Definition
to fill with horror or disapproval
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livid
 Definition
enraged furious
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denigrate
 Definition
to attack the character of
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candent
 Definition
not moving
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viridecent
 Definition
beautiful
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peccadillo
 Definition
a small sin or fault
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impeccable
 Definition
having no flaws
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peccant
 Definition
violating a moral law
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pejorative
 Definition
negative and critical
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impair
 Definition
to cause to diminish as in strength value or quality
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malign
 Definition
to speak of maliciously
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malinger
 Definition
to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
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malaise
 Definition
a sense of unease
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negligent
 Definition
not properly attentive
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negligible
 Definition
unimportant
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negate
 Definition
to cancel the effect of
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malefactor
 Definition
a person who commits a crime
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abnegated
 Definition
renounce or reject
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jocose
 Definition
cheerful; merry
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jocular
 Definition
characterized by joking
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festoon
 Definition
to drape or adorn festively
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fete
 Definition
to honor with a banquet or feast
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bacchic
 Definition
of or related to a wild celebration
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bacchanal
 Definition
a drunken party or celebration
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plaintive
 Definition
sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
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plaint
 Definition
a lament or complain
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elegy
 Definition
a song or poem memorializing something or someone
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elegiac
 Definition
mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful
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festal
 Definition
relating to a celebration or festival
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plangent
 Definition
loud and often melancholy
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somnolent
 Definition
drowsy; sleepy
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep or fatigue
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sopor
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sleep; drowsiness
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languid
 Definition
lacking energy; weak
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languish
 Definition
to waste away
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languor
 Definition
lack of physical or mental energy
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vigilant
 Definition
on the alert
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vigilante
 Definition
someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
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acquiesce
 Definition
to give in
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requiem
 Definition
a song or religious service for the dead or lost
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quittance
 Definition
compensation
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quiescent
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quiet
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somnambulating
 Definition
sleep walking
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fortuitous
 Definition
happening by a lucky accident or chance
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fortuity
 Definition
chance or accident
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auspices
 Definition
protection or support
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auspicious
 Definition
followed by favorable circumstances
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predestination
 Definition
the belief that ones fate has been determined in advance
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destine
 Definition
intend for a specific end or purpose
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consortium
 Definition
a group of companies
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consort
 Definition
to keep company
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propitious
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lucky; favorable
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propitiate
 Definition
to sooth or satisfy
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importune
 Definition
to urge or beg w/o end
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importunate
 Definition
extremely demanding
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rapport
 Definition
a positive relationship
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insufferable
 Definition
impossible to bear
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preferential
 Definition
giving or showing and advantage to one over another
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conferment
 Definition
the act of bestowing
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periphery
 Definition
the outermost part
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euphoria
 Definition
a feeling of great happiness
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congested
 Definition
overcrowded
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gestate
 Definition
to conceive and develop in the mind or body
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gesticulate
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to make gestures for emphasis
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solipsism
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the theory that the self is the only reality
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divulge
 Definition
to make public
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vulgar
 Definition
of the common people
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polymath
 Definition
a person with knowledge of many subjects
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hoi polloi
 Definition
the common people
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polyglot
 Definition
a person with knowledge of several languages
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holistic
 Definition
concerning the whole
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catholic
 Definition
covering a broad range
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consummate
 Definition
perfect or ideal
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summation
 Definition
accumulation
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trenchant
 Definition
sharply effective
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parcel
 Definition
to divide into parts and distribute
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repartee
 Definition
witty conversation
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assertion
 Definition
something declared
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dissertation
 Definition
a formal and long paper
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sedition
 Definition
act or practiced aimed at undermining authority
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parvenu
 Definition
someone newly wealthy
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semantic
 Definition
having to do with the meaning of words
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munificent
 Definition
generous
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remunerate
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compensate
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meritorious
 Definition
deserving reward or praise
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meretricious
 Definition
seemingly true but actually false
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