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10th Grade
05/10/2012
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Plaudits
 Definition
enthusiastic praise
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Polarize
 Definition
to tend toward opposite extremes
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Pompous
 Definition
pretentious
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Potentate
 Definition
a monarch or ruler with great power
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Pragmatic
 Definition
practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideals
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Preamble
 Definition
introductory paragraph
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Precipitate
 Definition
sudden and unexpected; reckless
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Preclude
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prevent, exclude
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Precocious
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unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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Preposing
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attractive, engaging, appealing
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Inextricable
 Definition
hopelessly tangled or entangled
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Inimical
 Definition
hostile, enemy-like
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Innocuous
 Definition
harmless, inoffensive
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Insipid
 Definition
dull, boring
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Inure
 Definition
to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
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Irascible
 Definition
easily angered
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Irrevocable
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incapable of being taken back
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Judicious
 Definition
having or exercising sound judgement
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laconic
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terse in speech or writing
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Languid
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sluggish from from fatigue or weakness
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Legerdemain
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deception, slight-of-hand
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Licentious
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displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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Limpid
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clear, transparent
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Magnanimous
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noble, generous
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Malevolent
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wanting harm to befall others
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped or transformed
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Maudlin
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weakly sentimental
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Pretense
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false appearance or action
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Profane
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impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious
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Profusion
 Definition
abundance, extravagance
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