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Lessons 13 & 14
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English
12th Grade
05/11/2009

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implicate
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to involve or connect unfavorably
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analgesic
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a medication to reduce or eliminate pain
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turpitude
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wickedness, vileness
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discretionary
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left to one's own judgement
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flummox
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to confuse or perplex
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unpalatable
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unpleasant to the taste or mind
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histrionics
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exaggerated emotional behavior
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draconian
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extremely harsh, severe
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noisome
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disgusting, offensive to the sense
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punctilious
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attentive to details in conduct or action
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veritable
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authentic, genuine
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florid
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rosy or red in color
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fractious
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unruly, disruptive
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moribund
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near death, about to die
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conflagration
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a large, destructive fire
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protoge
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a person under the guidance or training of another
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indiscernible
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difficult to discern or perceive
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virulent
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extremely infectious or poisonous
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phlegmatic
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calm an unemotional
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artisan
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a skilled manual worker, a craftsman
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reciprocate
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to give in response to something
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tenable
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rationally defensible
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boondoggle
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an unnecessary, wasteful project
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curmudgeon
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a stubborn, ill-tempered person
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moiety
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a portion or part of something
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inculcate
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to impress upon or teach by repetition
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fiduciary
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relating to the governing of property or estate on behalf of others
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repugnant
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offensive, repulsive
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opprobrium
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disgrace, extreme dishonor
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potentate
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a monarch, one who has great power
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