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11th Grade
04/20/2012
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objective
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fair; open minded
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superficial 
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shallow; on the surface 
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antagonize
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oppose; struggle against
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perceptive
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understands easily 
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implement 
 Definition
putting rules to use
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hypocracy
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inseciere action and words
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ambivalence
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mixed emotions
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resent
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to dislike; insulted 
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reprehensible 
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dispicible, done something very bad
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moral
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regarding ethics or correct actions
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thwart
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to oppose or to fustrate
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disclose
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reveal, tell a secret
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cynical 
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to make fun of in a mean way
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depict
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show or represent 
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condescend 
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talking down in an insulting manner 
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nostalgia
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old things; longing the past
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ephermal
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short lived 
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empathetic
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understanding and compassionate
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eccentric
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cray cray; out of normal
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prudent
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wise careful using good sense
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patron
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supporter 
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venerable 
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deserving respect
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tyrannical 
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harshly oppressive 
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tentative 
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uncertain
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scrutinized 
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to examine carefully
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supress 
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holding back
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tactile 
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physically present; able to be touched or felt
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unscrupulous 
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unethical
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vicarious
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expericence through other peoples eyes 
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vivid
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intense color
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augment
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to increase; to enlarge
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endorse
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support
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Laconic

 

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speaking little
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Truncate
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to cut off (at the top)
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Glib
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sounds good but not sincere 
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estrangement
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separated from a close relationship
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protocol
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set of rules for doing something

 
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discomfit
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to embarrass
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auspicious 
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promising 
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insolence
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disobedient 
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salubrious
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having to do with health
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trite
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common place
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exult
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brag 
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nascent
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just beginning 
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judicious
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well thought out
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felicitate
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congradulate
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sermount 
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to overcome or conquer
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patronage
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showing support 
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wholesome 
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healthy 
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burgeoning
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competely grown 
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saturnine
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quiet; pouting 
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Facile
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easy
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Discord
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disagreement 
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orthodox
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traditional

 
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Banal
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overuse
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reticent
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quiet
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effusive
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talkitive 
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perforate
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punctuate
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Poignant
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distressing
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Wonted
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accustomed to
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Egregious
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evil
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Connooisseur
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Specialists
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Balm
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Relieving or soothing
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Venerate
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Worshipw
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Tyro
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Beginner
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Palatable
 Definition
Tastes good to me
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Palatable
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Tastes good to me
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Cursority 
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Not thinking
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provincial

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Simpleminded
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Dilettante
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Amateur
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Maven
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Expert at trivial matters
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August
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Dignified
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Aural
 Definition
Hearing
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