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English Vocabulary
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10th Grade
12/15/2008
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abstracted
 Definition
removed in thought, lost in ones own mind.
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aesthetic
 Definition
sence of beauty or art
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bestial
 Definition
brutial without reasoning
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blanch
 Definition
to bleach
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cacophonous

Definition
harsh sounding
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consorious
 Definition
critical
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centrifuge
 Definition
seperating materials
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certitudes
 Definition
things that are inevidable
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contempt
 Definition
extreme dislike
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desolate
 Definition
deserted
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dictum
 Definition
an authorative statement
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din
 Definition
loud noises
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feint
 Definition
false apperance
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flourish
 Definition
to thrive
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fold
 Definition
groupe bound together by common beliefs
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incessant
 Definition
uninterupted
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insidious
 Definition
dangerous in a secret way
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luxurant
 Definition

very fertile

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meloancholy
 Definition
depression
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metaphorically
 Definition
compaired non literally
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oblivion
 Definition
state of being forgotten
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obscure
 Definition
difficult to see
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odious
 Definition
deserving of hate
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parry
 Definition
to deflect/dodge
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pedantry
 Definition
showing off
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perfunctory
 Definition

acting routinely

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perpetuate
 Definition
to prolong existence
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phoenix
 Definition

rising up from destruction

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prattle
 Definition
meaningless
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proclivity
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tendency

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profuse
 Definition
flowing freely
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pulverize
 Definition
to demolish
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ravenous
 Definition
craving satisfaction
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rend
 Definition
to split to tear
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saccharine
 Definition
overly sweet atitude
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scythe
 Definition
instrument for cutting of moving
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serene
 Definition
calm
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stagnant
 Definition
not flowing
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stoke
 Definition
to stire up
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stolid
 Definition
showing little emotion
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stratum
 Definition
horizontial layer
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tactile
 Definition
capable of being fealt
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