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12th Grade
09/12/2012
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heretofore
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up until now
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complement
 Definition
look similar/ match
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compliment
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to say something nice
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succinct
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brief
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edifying
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made taller
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edifice
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part of a building
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incorrigible
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not correctable (bad manners)
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ineffable
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not able to speak out
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tenuous
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weakly held on to
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equivocal
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the ability to talk about both sides of an argument
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unequivocal
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one-sided (obvious)
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paucity
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a lack of
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dearth
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a lack of
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affable
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friendly (aflac!)
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grating
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unpleasant, aggravating
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analogy
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similar characteristics but a different situation
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satire
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humorous mockery through a situation
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somber
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serious
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allusion
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bible reference
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vice
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crime, sin
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philanthropy
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love of people --> charity
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anthropology
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study of people
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misanthropic
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hates people
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clairvoyant
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see all clearly
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palliative
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calming
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mollifying
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calm
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sanctimonious
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false holiness, stinky
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sanctuary
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holy/ safe place
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sanctify
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to make holy
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recon/ reconnaissance
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search/ patrol
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propinquity
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closeness, nearness
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ephemeral
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fleeting, quickly gone
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ethereal (ether)
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hidden, mystical, air-like
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replete
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filled
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profligate
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waste money
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pathos
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emotion
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sympathy
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share emotion
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tenure
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got a solid hold
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tenuous
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weak hold on something
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concurrent
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same flow as (with)
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extolled
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to praise highly
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idiosyncratic
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weirdness
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confounded
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confused
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innocuousness
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harmless
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candor
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truth
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purporting
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to present deliberately
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proliferation
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to make a lot of, to grow or to multiply
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feasible
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can be done
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punctual
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on time
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grim
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harsh, mean, serious
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