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Final Exam 90 Word Review
90 freshmen vocab words for mr.higgins final
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English
9th Grade
01/17/2006

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Cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle
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admonish
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warn, call on the carpet
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Unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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Diffuse
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disperse; rambling, verbose
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predispose
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make susceptible to
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Efface
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blot out; erase
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Feint
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trick, ruse, subterfuge
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Lucrative
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Gainful, moneymaking
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dissolute
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Loose in ones morals or behavior
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subjugate
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Conquer, triumph over
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Tantalize
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to tease or torment
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Fodder
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feed, provender
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Cherubic
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Angelic, Beatific
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Dissent
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to disagree
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Surmount
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to conquer by force
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Eminent
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famous, distinguished
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usurp
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to seize and holde by force
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Semballance
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a likeness; an outward apperance
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Auspicious
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Favorabile, fortunate
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Abscond
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to run off and hide
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Pompous
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overly selph-important
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Reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay
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Intrepid
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very brave; fearless
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Daunt
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to overcome with fear; intimidate
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Morose
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a gloomy or sullen manner
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Annihilate
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to destroy completely
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Paramount
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supreme, foremost
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Incorrigible
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not able to be corrected; beyond control
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reprimand
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to scold, find falt with
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servitude
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slavery, forced labor
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doleful
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sad, dreary
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Credible
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believable
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking
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tenacious
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Obstinate, stubborn
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incessant
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ceaseless, constant
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supplant
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Replace, displace, oust
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Malign
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defame, vilify, badmouth
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Assimilate
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Digest, incorporate
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Obstreperous
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noisy, unruly, disorderley
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