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ENGLISH AGAIN OHH THE AGONNYYY
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English
10th Grade
11/11/2008

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lope
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an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
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twang
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to pluck the string of
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arcade
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an arched covered passageway or avenue

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lode
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an ore deposit
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sallow
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of a grayish greenish yellow color

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rustle
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to steal cattle
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pompous
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Arrogant

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exasperate
Definition
to cause irritation or annoyance
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jar
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to undergo severe vibration
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posse
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a large group often with a common interest
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miser
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one who is extremely stingy with money
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orate
Definition
to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner
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feint
Definition
a mock blow or attack on one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack
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exhort
Definition
urge strongly
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snivel
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to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner

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pipe
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to speak in a high or shrill voice
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wry
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cleverly or often ironically or grimly humorous
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patter

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to recite prayers rapidly or mecanicaly
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plume
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a cluster of distinctive feathers

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wheel
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to change direction as if revolving on a pivot
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pronto
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without delay
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gawky
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Awkward, Clumsy
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litigation
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an act or instance of litigating
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pendulous
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suspended so as to swing freely
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pine
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to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
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jaunt
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an excursion usually taken for pleasure
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horn in
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to participate with out invitation or consent
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rumple
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to make unkept

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rasp
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to produce a grating sound
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plumb
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exactly vertical or true
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bawl
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to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly
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drawl
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to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
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embolden
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to instill with boldness or courage

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delude
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to mislead the mind or judgment of
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unkempt
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deficient in order or neatness
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knack
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Gift
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stump
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Baffled
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jeer
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to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
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salacious
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arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
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jibe
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to deride or  tease with taunting words
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sardonic
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distainfully or skeptically humorous

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blather
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voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing
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grub
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to search about
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fuddle
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to make confused
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imperative
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not to be avoided or evaded
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condone
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to treat as if trivial, harmless, or of no importance

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