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English - Silva Vocab Set 2
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10th Grade
09/09/2011

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benevolent
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kind and helpful
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derision
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contempt; ridicule
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disparity
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inequality
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flagrant
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glaringly wrong; conspicuously evil
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indolence
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laziness
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acquiesced
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to give in; to agree
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prodigal
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extravagant; wasteful
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capricious
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showing sudden changes in attitude or behavior; unpredictable
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prosaic
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commonplace, ordinary and not showing any imagination; dull
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austere
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simple and plain; without any deocrations
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied, not wanting to improve
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compliance
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agree/ conform to another idea or request
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dubious
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feeling of doubt or uncertainty, slightly suspicious
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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inevitable
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unavoidable, bound to happen
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insipid
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not interesting or exciting, boring
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obscure
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unclear; clouded; partially hidden
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depravity
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corruption; wickedness
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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expedite
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to cause to be done ore quickly, to hurry
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