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English 10 lesson 13
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English
10th Grade
02/13/2009

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Inert

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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish

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Circumvent

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to get around; to bypass

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Clandestine

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secret

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Acquit

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to find not guilty of a fault or crime

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Deprecate

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to express strong disapproval of

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Barrister

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lawyer (British)

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Adulation

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excessive praise or admiration

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Culinary

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having to do with the kitchen or cooking

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Bawdy

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indecent; humorously obscene

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Chastise

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to punish severely

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Jocose

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joking; humorous

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Myriad

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   n. a very large number         

    adj. too numerous to be counted

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Latent

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present, but not active; hidden

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Pernicious

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destructive; deadly

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Frugal

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thrifty; economical in money matters

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