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Set 10
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Language - English
12th Grade
02/19/2014
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Majordomo
 Definition
A chief butler or assistant
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Untenable
 Definition
Impossible to defend or justify
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Perambulate
 Definition
To walk about; to stroll
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Veneer
 Definition
A thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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Timorous
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Timid
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Luminous
 Definition
Emitting light
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Circuitous
 Definition
Indirect; roundabout
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Perquisite
 Definition
A tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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Probity
 Definition
Integrity; respectability
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Polemical
 Definition
Relating to controversy or argument
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Tacit
 Definition
Indicated but not expressed; implied silently
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Largesse
 Definition
Generosity
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Circumlocution
 Definition
Unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
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Depredate
 Definition
To plunder & pillage
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