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10th Grade
11/22/2011
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enfranchise
 Definition
to give voting rights
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remuneration
 Definition
payment for work done
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bilk
 Definition
cheat, defraud
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covert
 Definition
hidden, undercover
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hangar
 Definition
storage area for a plane
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plaintiff
 Definition
petitioner in court of law
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replete
 Definition
full
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abrogate
 Definition
cancel, deny, repeal
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harbinger
 Definition
indicator, bringer of warning
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obdurate
 Definition
stubborn
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tawdry
 Definition
of little value, gaudy
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blighted
 Definition
damaged, destroyed, ruined
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enshroud
 Definition
cover
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lachrymose
 Definition
tearful, sad
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obfuscate
 Definition
deliberately make something hard to understand
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repudiate
 Definition
shun, eschew
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tedium
 Definition
boredom
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blithe
 Definition
carefree, spirited
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crepuscular
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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pliable
 Definition
flexible, not stubborn
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blunderbuss
 Definition
ancient weapon;
a clumsy person
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hedonism
 Definition
self indulgence, pleasure seeking
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laconic
 Definition
brief, to the point
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plumage
 Definition
feathers of a bird
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tenacious
 Definition
stubborn
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epicure
 Definition
someone who appreciates good food and drinks
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heed
 Definition
listen to
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lampoon
 Definition
spoof, ridicule
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tenuous
 Definition
flimsy, not solid
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boorish
 Definition
ill-mannered
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epistle
 Definition
letter [form of communication]
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heresy
 Definition
against orthodox opinion
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lance
 Definition
spike, spear, javelin
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poignant
 Definition
deeply moving, strongly emotional
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terse
 Definition
concise and to the point
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