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English Context Vocab
Second Semester
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English
8th Grade
06/05/2010
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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brusque
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in a blunt manner
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contorted
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twisted or strained out of shape
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crouched
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pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
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derision
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ridicule
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derogatory
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disparaging or belittling
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drone
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make as continuous, low, dull, humming sound
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gingerly
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with great care or delicacy
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gravity
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seriousness or importance
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imperious
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arrogant, overbearing, or domineering
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mollify
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calm in intensity, temper, or feeling
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morose
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sullen, melancholy
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ominous
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pertaining to an omen
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plaintive
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expression or sorrow or melancholy
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profound
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penetrating beyond what is superficial or bovious
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quiver
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to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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receptive
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ready or willing to receive favorably
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recumbent
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lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest
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reprehensible
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deserving rebuke or censure
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inevitability
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quality of being certain to happen
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potential
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possiblitiy
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riddled
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affected throughout
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curtailed
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cut short, reduced
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medium
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means of communication
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duration
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length of time something lasts
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hallowed
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sacred
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degenerate
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grow worse
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creed
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statement of belief
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abdicated
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gave up formally
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