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English
11th Grade
03/09/2006

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levity
Definition
lightness of mood; frivolity
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muted
Definition
silent; muffled; toned down
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ostensible
Definition
apparent; professed; pretended
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phenomena
Definition
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
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pretentious
Definition
ostentatious; ambitious; showy
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quandary
Definition
dilemma; predicament
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rescind
Definition
to cancel; to repeal
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sagacious
Definition
keen; shrewd; having insight
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semblance
Definition
outward appearance; guise
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staccato
Definition
marked by abrupt sharp sound
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subterfuge
Definition
pretense; evasion; device used to aviod on unpleasant circumstance
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surrogate
Definition
substitute
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terse
Definition
concise; abrupt; pithy; succinct
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trepidation
Definition
fear; trembling agitation; state of alarm
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virtuoso
Definition
highly skilled artist
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