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The Bluest Eye
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03/16/2005

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abrogate
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v. abolish, annul
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acrid
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adj. pungent, unpleasantly sharp
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ameliorate
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v. to make better
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antithesis
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n. opposition, directcontrast
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attrition
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n. rubbing away or wearing down
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audacious
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adj. bold; fearlessly, recklessly daring
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chagrin
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n or v. feeling of mental unease caused by disappointment/discomfort
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contrite
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adj. feeling regret or sorrow for one's sins or offenses
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contrive
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v. devise or plan
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derisory
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adj. expressing ridicule or scorn to show contempt
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efficacious
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adj. having the power to produce a desired effect
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enervate
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adj. lacking physical, moral, or mental energy
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euphemism
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n. a word or phras used to substitute for a more offensive word
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fetish
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n. object of obssessive devotion, object believed to aid its owner
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fustian
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n. high flown, affected writngor speech
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guile
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n. decietful cunning
adj. guileless-innocent, naive
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hypercritical
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adj. meticulously or excessively critical
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inveigh
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v. protest, complain bitterly
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inviolable
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adj. secure from violation or profanation
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limpid
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adj. clear, simple in style/marked by transparency
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malevolent
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adj. coming from intense ill will, spite, hatred
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obstensibly
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adj. in an open manner
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palliative
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adj, n. serving to reduce violence of. temporarily relieving
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panacea
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n. remedy for all ills or difficulties
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punctilious
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adj. marked by precise accordance with details of code or conventions
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relegate
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v. send into exile, banish
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rue
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v. feel sorrow, remorse, regret
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sacrosanct
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adj. sacred, holy; inviolable
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sureptitious
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adj. done, made by stealth
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torpid
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adj. lost motion or power of exertion of feeling
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acquiesce
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v. consent or comply passively
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morose
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adj. gloomy; sullenly melancholy
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aboriginal
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adj. having existed from the beginning
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misanthrope
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n. one who hates or mistrusts humankind
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archipelago
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n. large group of islands
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eccentric
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adj. departing from conventional pattern
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anomaly
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n. departure fom normal order of things, one that is peuliar
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aberration
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n. deviation from expected course
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immolate
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v. to kill as a sacrifice
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aesthetic
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adj. concerning the appreciation fo beauty or good taste
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pulchitrude
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n. great physical beauty or appeal
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assuage
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v. to make less intense or severe (improve a burden)
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antipathy
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n. a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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assiduous
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adj. diligent; constant in application or appeal
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disquietude
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n. anxiety, worried unease
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edify
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v. to instruct especially as to encourage intellectual, moral improvement
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ignominy
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n. great personal dishonor or humiliation
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ineffable
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adj. indescribable, unutterable
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mollify
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v. soothe in temper, reduce in intensity
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inexorable
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adj. cannot be persuaded, relentless
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laconic
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adj. terse, concise, marked by use of few words
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paucity
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n. fewness, smallness by number
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quell
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v. suppress, put down forcibly
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spurn
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v. scorn, reject, shun
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virulent
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adj. - extremely infectious, poisonous, malignant
- hateful, bitterly hostile
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