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English
10th Grade
02/16/2011

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speculate
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verb; to indulge in conjectural thought
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ambition
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noun; desire for work or activity
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integrity
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noun; soundness of moral character; honestly
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ideals
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nouns; a st6andard of perrection or excellence
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differentiate
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verb; to change;alter
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abstinence
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noun; any self-restraint, self-denial
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devoid
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adjective;
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of ).
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didactic
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adjective; teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson
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disillusion
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verb
to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant
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mandatory
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adjective;
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory
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morbid
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adjective;
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude
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nostalgia
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noun;a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life
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trajectory
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noun;
the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
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ambulatory
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adjective;
of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
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diatribe
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noun;
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
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diffident
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adjective;
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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futile
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adjective; incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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melancholy
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noun; a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
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munificent
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adjective;
extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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scoffed
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verb; (used without object)
to speak derisively; mock; jeer
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