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11th Grade
06/07/2010
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augur
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soothsayer;prophet
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assuage
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to make less severe
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extol
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to praise highly; laud

 
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deleterious
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harmful to health; injurious
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rebuke
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express stern dissapproval of
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clandestine
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secretive
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indoctrinate
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to instill with one sided views
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vanquish
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to deafeat
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convoluted
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coil up; coiled
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disavow
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disclaim knowledge
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity of
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demagogue
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political leader bad
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sycophantic
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yes man
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odious
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deserving hatred
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reproach
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to find fault with someone; blame
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nefarious
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extremely wicked
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propriety
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appropriateness to the circumstances
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nebulous
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cloudy
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dubious
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doubtful
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ignominious
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discreditable
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conciliatory
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to make better
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embolden
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to make bold
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lascivious
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salacious
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austere
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stern
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salient
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prominent; outstanding
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tenuous
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thin slender; of slight importance
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excoriate
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to berate severely
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relent
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to give in; become less severe
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acquiesce
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consent without protest
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere
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discourse
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argument; talking conversation
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avarice
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miserly desire to gain
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indignant
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expressing strong displeasure
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insolent
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boldy rude disrespectful
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parsimonious
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bitter
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portend
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foreshadow
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proselytize
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to convert without force or attempting to
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comport
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behave
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facetious
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not taken seriously
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archaic
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old; idyllic
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largess
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large gift
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zeitgeist
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time period
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subterfuge
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to use something to get out of something; escape consequences
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abstruse
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hard to understand; esoteric
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cynical
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intill doubt; distrusting
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egregious
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flgrant; extraordinaray in a bad way
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posit
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to lay down as fact
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austere
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stern
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furtive
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secretive
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sully
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tarnish
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venerate
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treat with reverence
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transgression
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sin; violation error
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galvanize
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stimulate
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clemency
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show compassion
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obsequious
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compliant (servile) obedient
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warrant
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substantiate????????
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prudent
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caution
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caveat
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warning

 
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decorum
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etiquette
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ambivalent
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uncertainty; fluctuation with choice
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sardonic
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bitter; mocking; cynical
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consternation
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state of utter confusion; panic or alarm
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impugn
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challenge as false; cast doubt upon
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engender
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to produce
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duplicitou
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two-timing; sneaky behavior ; deceptive
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