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10th Grade
02/06/2011

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gravity (no not the kind that pulls you to the ground)
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seriousness or importance
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mirth
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joyous laughter
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muse
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to ponder/ wonder
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portent
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omen
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prostration
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weakness, physical/mental collapse, stretched out due to lacking vitality
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rout
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to gouge out; to force out
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servile
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overly submissive
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soothsayer
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a seer: one who predicts the future
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spurn
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to say no with anger
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taper
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to decrease in thickness or width
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tarry
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to be tardy/late
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unassailable
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indisputable; not able to be attacked with success (e.g. the fort was unassailable)
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vexation
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anxious, discomfort or distress
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vouchsafe
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to grand in a condescending manner
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condescending
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assuming a tone of superiority
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