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English
11th Grade
09/21/2007

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abstention
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the act of refraining from something by one's own choice
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appurtenance
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something subordinate to another, more important thing
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blanching
Definition
taking the color out of
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conjecture
Definition
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame or censure
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devolution
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passage onward from stage to stage
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ebullition
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a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling
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enraptured
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delight beyond measure
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fallow
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(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; not in use
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gaffer
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the chief electrician on a motion-picture or television production
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hither
Definition
to or toward this place
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incarnate
Definition
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form
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inviolate
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free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
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listlessly
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having or showing little or no interest in anything
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monotheistic
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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opiate
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a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain
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pellucid
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allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited to action or display of emotion
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development
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remonstrate
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
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score
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a reckoning or account so kept
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spasmodic
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given to sudden outburst
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turbid
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not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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surreptitious
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth
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