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week 1-2
65
Education
11th Grade
12/20/2008

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candid
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completely honest, straightforward
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lucid
Definition
easily understood;clear
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acumen
Definition
keenness of judgment or insight
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disseminate
Definition
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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pedantic
Definition
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
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shrewd; clear-sighted
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
Definition
inclined to keep silent, reserved
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staid
Definition
unemotional, serious
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autonomy
Definition
independence, self-determination
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gaffe
Definition
clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
Definition
isolated, provincial
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potentate
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monarch
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castigate
Definition
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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contiguous
Definition
sharing an edge or boundary
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontroveritble
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indisputable; not open to question
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indict
Definition
to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan (adj)
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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
Definition
lax in attending to duty; neglignet
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repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
Definition
feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous
Definition
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
Definition
concerned
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sophistry
Definition
plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
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veracity
Definition
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate
Definition
to free from blame
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cajole
Definition
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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obsequious
Definition
fawning and servile
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sycophant
Definition
insincere, obsequious, flatterer
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altruism
Definition
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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extol
Definition
to praise highly
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laudatory
Definition
full of praise
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magnanimous
Definition
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
Definition
humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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reciprocate
Definition
to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
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defunct
Definition
no longer existing or functioning
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expurgate
Definition
to remove objectionable content before publication or release
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extirpate
Definition
to destroy
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quell
Definition
to put down forcibly; supress
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squelch
Definition
to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant
Definition
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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surreptitious
Definition
done, made, or acquired by stealth; clandestine
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surreptitious
Definition
done, made, or acquired by stealth; clandestine
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stymie
Definition
to thwart or stump, to stand in the way of
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abase
Definition
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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disparage
Definition
to speak negatively; to belittle
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effrontery
Definition
brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy
Definition
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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inpugn
Definition
to attack as false or questionable
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mar
Definition
to damage, especially in a disfiguring way
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pejorative
Definition
disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
Definition
to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge, revengeful; spiteful
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parity
Definition
equality, as in amount, status, or value
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deride
Definition
to mock contemtuously
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