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7th Grade
06/03/2009
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Amiable
 Definition
social friendly good natured agreeable
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affable
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easy pleasant to speak to friendly
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intonations
 Definition
the rise and fall of voice shades and tones
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alluding
 Definition
to hint at
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septic
 Definition
infected with bacteria
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innocuously
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harmless
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lethal
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the ability to kill, deadly, fatal
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misogynistic
 Definition
the hatred of a woman
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audacious
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showing willingness to take bold risks
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nefarious
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extremly wicked
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infamy
 Definition
famous for bad deed or quality
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submission
 Definition
act of surrendering
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cynicism
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attitude or belief of being critical
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flippant
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not showing serious or respectful attitude
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crux
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most important point
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futility
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pointless
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jocular
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joking
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skepticism
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a doubting or questioning attitude
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euphoric
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a feeling of intense excitement or happiness
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benign
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harmless
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vulnerable
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able to be hurt
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surreal
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bizzare
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succumbed
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surrender
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innate
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inborn, natural
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diabolical
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evil
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eccentric
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odd, weird, not normal
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capitulate
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to surrender
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archetype
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an original model or pattern, prototype
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emulate
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to copy, to take a form as
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placidity
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calm or quiet
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immutable
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unchangeable
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gravity
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seriousness
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sadistic
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getting pleasure from mistreating others
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self-deprecation
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to deprive one's self pleasure
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caustic
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corrosive sharp or biting
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decimated
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demolished, kill
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machinations
 Definition
engage in plots, scheme
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dour
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sullen gloomy
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mayhem
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chaos
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morose
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characterized by or expressing gloom
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pallid
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pale, sickly looking because of poor health
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fumigated
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to expose to smoke or fumes, usually to exterminate pests
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microcosm
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a small working world aprt from everything else
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epitome
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perfect example, definition
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idyllic
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peaceful, extremely happy
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paradox
 Definition
a self contradictory and false propositions
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premonition
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foresight, vision of future
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copiously
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large in quantity or number
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resolute
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determined resolved to do something
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awry
 Definition
away from the proper direction
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nonplussed
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surprised or confused
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infernal
 Definition
relating to hell
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nonchalance
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seeming indifferent or unconcerned, not showing interest
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apparitions
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a ghostlike figure
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temerity
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nerve, bold, confidence
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canny
 Definition
having or showing good judgement
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marooned
 Definition
abandoned, isolated, trapped
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perilous
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dangerous
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acronym
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a word formed from the initial letters of another word
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doggedly
 Definition
having and showing tenacity and grim persistance
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miscreants
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a person who behaves badly
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protruded
 Definition
to push or jut outward
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literal
 Definition
taking words in their usual or more basic sentence
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indignant
 Definition
feeling or expressing anger from being accused
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unkempt
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disorderly, untidy
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pensive
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dreamingly thoughtful
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graze
 Definition
scraping along a surface
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loathsome
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hating, disgusted
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audibly
 Definition
able to hear
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insufferable
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intolerable
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apocalyptic
 Definition
great devastation, doom
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anarchist
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someone who doesn't want a governemnt
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irretrievable
 Definition
not able to retrieve
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trepidation
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trembling or shaking movement, great fear, alarm or agitation
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