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9th Grade
10/01/2012
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Incongruous
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out of place, not in harmony
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harrowing
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deep distress,
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disillusion
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disappointment from the discovery that it is not as good as believed to be so
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stoically
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w/o emotion, no feelings
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florid
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red or flushed expression
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Placidly
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quiet and tranquil
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lucid
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able to think clearly, expressed clearly
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obstinacy
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stubborn, hard to overcome
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peril
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great danger
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dullards
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slow or stupid person
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shoals
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shallow water
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mandibles
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jaw or a jawbone
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verisimilitude
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quality of appearing to be true or real
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transcendence
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beyond the scope of ordinary experience
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loquacity
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excessive talk
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frolic
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play in a light spirited fashio
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untrammeled
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not deprived of freedom, not restrained
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