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FMHS LEAP
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09/28/2005

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loquacious
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very talkative
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extricate
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to release from an entanglement or difficulty
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ephemeral
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a markedly short-lived thing
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livid
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extremely angry
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rankle
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to become sore or inflamed fester
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insipid
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lacking flavor or zest
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capricious
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characterized by or subject to whim impulsive
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enervate
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to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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coterie
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a small select group of persons who associate with one another
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ennui
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listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from a lack of interest
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moot
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to discuss or debate
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histrionic
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excessively dramatic or emotional
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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sublime
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characterized by nobility
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turgid
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swollen or distended
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umbrage
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offense resentment
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wry
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dryly humorous
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taciturn
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habitually untalkative
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dissemble
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to make a false show of
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dogma
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an authoritative principle, belief, or statement
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance
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surrey
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a four-wheeled horse drawn pleasure carriage having two or four seats
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blasphemy
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contemptuous profane act or utterance against God
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demure
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modest or reserved in manner
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puerile
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belonging to childhood; juvenille; immature
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dissipation
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an amusement; a diversion; self indulgence
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antebellum
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belonging to the period before a war
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travesty
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exaggerated or grotesque imitation such as a parody
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