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First Semester SAT Vocab
Hinson First Semester
146
English
11th Grade
12/14/2009
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Ediface
 Definition
a building
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Cogitate
 Definition
to think over carefully; to ponder
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sagacious
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wise
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scaffold
 Definition
a raised platform on which criminals are ridiculed or executed
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pillory
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a device to bind the head and hands
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Ignominious
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degrading; disgraceful; humiliating
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Demeanor
 Definition
outward behavior or manner
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ensue
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to follow
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physignomy
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facial feauture which shows character or state of mind
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mien
 Definition
a person's bearing or appearance
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pessimism
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gloominess or negativity
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reprove
 Definition
to scold or find fault with
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jocular
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good-natured
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profligate
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to be extremely watseful or widely extravogant
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fracas
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an uproar or brawl
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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daunt
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to dsicourage or intimidate
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ostentatious
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showy or pretentious
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corroborate
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to confirm or substantiate
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miserly
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hoarding money or penny pinching
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fervent
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impassioned; intense; zealous; ardent; ernest
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embellish
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to add details or to exageratte
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precarious
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dangerous; unstable; unceratin
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Pious
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deeply religious
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Candid
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honest; frank; outspoken
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provincial
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narrow minded; intolerant; rustic
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refute
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to dispute, deny, or disprove
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servile
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overly submissive, like a servant
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discord
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diasagreement; dissention; strife
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obscure
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unclear; clouded
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innovate
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to be creative; to introduce soemthing new
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garb
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clothing
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pragmatic
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practical
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enigma
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a puzzle or mystery
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virulent
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very harmful; dangerous
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articulate
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to speak well, clearly, and distinctly
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insipid
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bland; boring; blah
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hedonistic
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pleasue seeking
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assuage
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to sooth
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avaricious
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greedy
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amity
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friendship
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anathema
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a curse or object of hatred
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condone
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to forgive or overlook
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indolence
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laziness
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insolence
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rudeness
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levity
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humor
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disparage
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to speak badly of
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astute
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clever; perceptive
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analogous
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comparable
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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preclude
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volatile
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volatile
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changeable, unstable
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peripheral
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on the edge
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caustic
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burning, uncomplimentary
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emulate
 Definition
to copy something or someone admired
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aesthetic
 Definition
having a sense for the beautiful
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ascetic
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self-denying
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capricious
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fickle
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rescind
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to repeal
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innocuous
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harmless
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ambivalent
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undecided
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sycophant
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one who is slavishly attentive; a brown noser
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ameliorate
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to improve
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furtive
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secretive
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philanthropy
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love of mankind
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ennui
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boredom
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castigate
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to punish
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abashed
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embarrassed
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lagniappe
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something extra
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terse
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brief
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prevaricate
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to lie
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connoisseur
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an expert in the field of art, wine, etc. enough to judge
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clandestine
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secretive
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verbose
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wordy
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raze
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to destroy
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sinuous
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winding, twisting, serpantine
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implacable
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relentless, unforgiving
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prediliction
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a preconcieved liking
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culpability
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blameableness
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acrimony
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harsheness, sharpness esp. in words , manner, or disposition
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inadvertant
 Definition
accidental or unintentional
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mitigate
 Definition
to make milder or less servere
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lethargic
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tired
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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piece de resistance
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the main item in a collection or series
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cryptic
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mysterious
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laud
 Definition
to praise
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respite
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a rest, oause, or break
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immutable
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unchanging
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stringent
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strict, harsh
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desecrate
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to profane a holy place
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fortuitous
 Definition
happening by chance or luck
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supercilious
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arrogant
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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apathy
 Definition
lack of emotion or interest
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didactic
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instructive
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peremptory
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demanding; leaving no choice
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extraneous
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unnecessary; irrelevant
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule; to make fun of
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remorse
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regret; saddness tinged with guilt
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efface
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to erase; to wipe out
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esoteric
 Definition
understood by only a select few
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vilify
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to defame or speak of as a villian
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acquiesce
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to agree to finally
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depravity
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moral corruption
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depravity
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moral corruption
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profuse
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generous, flowing freely
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oeuvre
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a work of art or literature
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disparity
 Definition
any quality or difference
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auspicious
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favorable; positive
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reticent
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quiet; taciturn
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vacilliate
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to waver between choices
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deference
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a show of respect
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scanty
 Definition
inadequate or minimale
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flagrant
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shocking; outstandingly bad
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conciliate
 Definition
to end a dispute
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expository
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explanatory
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stagnant
 Definition
not moving
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resolution
 Definition
determination; solution of a problem
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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eccentric
 Definition
odd; quirky
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beneficent
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doing ot producing good
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prodigal
 Definition
extravogent; wasteful
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elucidate
 Definition
to make clear or easy to undersatnd
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eloquent
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speaking well or articulately
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guile
 Definition
cunning or decitfulness
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penury
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servere poverty
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imbibe
 Definition
to drink
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metamorphosis
 Definition
a transformation
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parsimony
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stinginess
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termagant
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a qyarrelsome woman
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bemused
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confused, lost in thought
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solicitous
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showing concern
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munificent
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generous
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hallow
 Definition
to honor as sacred or holy
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extol
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to praise
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craven
 Definition
very cowardly
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pallid
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pale
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tremulous
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quivering
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glower
 Definition
to scowl
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reverie
 Definition
day dreaming
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aversion
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an intense dislike
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nemesis
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an enemy
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tantalize
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to tease
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thespain
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an actor
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prerogative
 Definition
an exclusive or special right, power, or priviledge
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