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Sadlier Oxford
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11th Grade
11/27/2006
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Acriminous
 Definition
Stinging, Bitter in temper or tone
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Bovine
 Definition
resembling a cow or ox
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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fat, having a large bulky dody
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disavow
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to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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impartial, calm freefrom emotion
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dissension
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to cause to dissapear
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages
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hypothetical
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based on an assumption or guess
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ignoble
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mean, low base
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impugn
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to call into question
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intemperate
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immoderate, lacking in self control
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odium
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hatred,contempt
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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to place in a lower position
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sqeamish
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inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset
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subservient
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subordinate in capacity or role
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susceptible
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open to, easily influenced
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