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Language - English
8th Grade
03/11/2010

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fervent (adj.)
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earnest; zealous; marked by great intensity of feeling
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deride (v.)
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to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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diffidence (n.)
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the quality or state of being timid; the quality or state of lacking in confidence
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assiduously (adv.)
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in a hardworking manner; in a busy manner
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tentative (adj.)
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experimental; temporary; uncertain
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fervor (n.)
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passion
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oblivion (n.)
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total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten
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benevolent (adj.)
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generous; kind; doing good deeds
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manifest (adj.)
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visible, evident
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reverence (n.)
Definition
honor or respect felt or shown
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belligerent (adj.)
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combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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sagacity (n.)
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shrewdness; wisdom; discernment
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ubiquitous (adj.)
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being everywhere at the same time
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ardent (adj.)
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passionate
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squalid (adj.)
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marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
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volition (n.)
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will; conscious choice
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guile (n.)
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cunning; duplicity
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vehement (adj.)
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intense; forceful; violent
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heresy (n.)
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an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
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magnanimous (adj.)
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forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
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solemn (adj.)
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seriousness (secondary meaning)
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insolent (adj.)
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arrogant; insulting
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infamous (adj.)
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shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
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