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English
11th Grade
06/10/2007

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reticent
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disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained
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retribution
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just payment for something else, esp. a punishment
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retroactive
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applying or referring to a period prior to enactment
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reverberate
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to echo over and over again; to resound
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revere
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to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect
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sanctimonious
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making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, usually for hte purpose of impressing others
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rudiment
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a basic principle, element, or skill
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ruminate
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-to chew cud
-to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind
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ruse
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an action or device designed to confuse or mislead
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salient
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-an outlawed projection in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings
-prominent or conspicuous
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sanguine
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-reddish or ruddy
-cheerfully confident or optimistic
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satellite
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-a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size
-a country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country
-dependent
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schism
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a split or division within the ranks of an organization
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secular
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not religious; pertaining to worldly matters; pertaining to the state
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solace
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-comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune
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sordid
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-filthy and mean
-morally degrading or reprehensible
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stigmatize
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to brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful
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stipulate
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to specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm
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strident
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loud and harsh in sound
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syndrome
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a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition
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tactic
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unspoken; implied or inferred
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taciturn
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habitually untalkative
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tenable
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capable of being defended or maintained
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thwart
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to block or frustrate
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traumatic
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so shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect
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trenchant
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perceptive and forceful; cutting
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere
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urbane
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refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style
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usurp
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to seize a power, office, function, or the like without any legal right to do so
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vagary
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a bizarre or eccentric idea, action, or condition
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venal
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open to, or marked by, bribery or corruption
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veneer
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-a thin layer of fine material put on the surface of somehting in order to make it more attractive or cover defects; a deceptively attractive outward appearance
-to cover something witha veneer of fine material
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veracity
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habitual adherence to the truth; accuracy
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versatile
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capable of doing many things or serving many functions
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vie
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to stuggle for superiority with; to contend with
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vitiate
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to impair the quality, force, or value of; to debase
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wane
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-to decrease gradully in size, extent, power, or intensity
-a gradual decline or decrease
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wrath
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intense anger
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yoke
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-a wooden frame joining a pair of oxen or other draft animals together at the neck; any form or symbol of bondage or subjection
-to join or bond together
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zany
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-a comical person given to outlandish behavior; a buffoon
-ludicrously comic, bizarre, or absurd
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zeal
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enthusiastic devotion to something; fervor
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zenith
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-the point of a celestical sphere that is directly above the observer and vertically opposite the extreme point below
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dilapidated
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fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect
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discomfit
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to defeat or frustrate completely; to perplex, confuse, or embarrass completely
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