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TKM 1-5 Vocabulary 31 words
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English
9th Grade
01/26/2009

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SYNONYMS
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(n) A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.
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MALEVOLENT
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(adj) evil; harmful; injurious
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INQUISITIVE
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(adj) unduly or inappropriately curious; prying
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ERRATIC
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(adj) having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed, eccentric; queer
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MONOSYLLABIC
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(adj) having only one syllable, as the word no
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EDIFICATION
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(n) moral improvement or guidance.
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NOCTURNAL
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(adj) active at night
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INDIGENOUS
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(adj) originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
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TRANQUILITY
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(n) quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity
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AUSPICIOUS
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(adj) promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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COLLARDS
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(n) Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
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PREDILICTION
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(n) preference; a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
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BENIGN
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(adj) having a kindly disposition; gracious
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INIQUITIES
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(n) violations of rights or duties; wicked acts; sins
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GOTHIC
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(adj) noting or pertaining to a style of literature characterized by a gloomy setting, grotesque, mysterious, or violent events, and an atmosphere of degeneration and decay
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COWLICK
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(n) a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair
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DOMICILED
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(adj) established in a place of residence; abode; house or home
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MEDITATING
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(v) to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect
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BENEVOLENCE
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(n) an act of kindness; a charitable gift
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MELANCHOLY
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(adj) a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression
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REPERTOIRE
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(n) the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation
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BEADLE
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(n) a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector
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DISPENSATION
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(n) something that is distributed or given out
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CONTENTIOUS
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(adj) causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy
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PROBATE
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(n) an officially certified copy of a will so proved
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VAPID
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(adj) without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
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NEBULOUS
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(adj) hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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CONDESCENDED
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(v) To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself
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DIMINUTIVE
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(adj) small; little; tiny
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MAGESTERIAL
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(adj) of, pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty
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SCUPPERNONGS
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(n) a cultivated variety of the muscadine grape with sweet yellowish fruit
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