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LA: #23
words from lesson 23
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9th Grade
03/01/2009

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ARBITRARY

(ADJ)

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BASED ON WHIM OR IMPULSE RATHER THAN ON REASON OR LAW

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COINCIDENTAL

(ADJ)

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OCCURING AS A COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT, ALTHOUGH ACCIDENTAL, SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN PLANNED

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CONTRIVE

(V)

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TO PLAN CLEVERLY;

INVENT

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DELIBERATION

(N)

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CAREFUL THOUGHT IN DECISION-MAKING OR ACTION

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FORTUITOUS

(ADJ)

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OCCURRING UNEXPECTEDLY OR WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE

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HAPHAZARD

(ADJ)

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LACKING ANY DEFINITE

PLAN OR ORDER;

RANDOM

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INTENT

(N)

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AN AIM OR PURPOSE

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PREMEDITATED

(ADJ)

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PLANNED, ARRANGED, OR

PLOTTED IN ADVANCE

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SPONTANEOUS

(ADJ)

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HAPPENING WITHOUT EXTERNAL CAUSE;

SELF-GENERATED;

IMPULSIVE

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UNWITTING

(ADJ)

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NOT KNOWING;

UNAWARE

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