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Language - English
11th Grade
04/18/2011
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didactive
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instructive
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peremptory
 Definition
demanding and leaving no choice
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extraneous 
 Definition
unnecessary, irrelevant
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deride
 Definition
to ridecule
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remorse
 Definition
regret, sadness tinged with guilt
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effase
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erase
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esoteric
 Definition
understood by a select few
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vilify 
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to defame
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acquiesce 
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to agree finaly or go along with after a struggle
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depravity
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moral corruption
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profuse
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free flowing, generous excessive
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oeuvre
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a work of art or literature
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disparity
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inequality or difference
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auspicious
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positive or favorable

 
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reticent
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quiet, uncomunicative, taciturn
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vacillate
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to waver between choices
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deference
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a show of respect
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scanty
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inadequate or minimal
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flagrant
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shocking, outstandingly bad
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concilitate
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 to reconcile
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expository
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explanitory
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stagnant
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not moving
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resolution
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determination of the solution to a problem

 
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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eccentric
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odd, unusual, quarky
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beneficient
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doing or producing good
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prodigal
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extravagant, wasteful
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elucidate
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to make clear or understandable
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eloquent
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speaking well, articulate
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guile
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cunning
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penury
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severe poverty
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imbibe
 Definition
to drink
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metamorphosis
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a transformation
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parsimony
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stingieness
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termegant
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a quarrelsome woman
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bemused
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confused, lost in thought
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solicitous
 Definition
showing concern
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hallow
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to honor as sacred or holy
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munificent
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generous
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extol
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to praise
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craven
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cowardly
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pallid
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very pale
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tremulous
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quivering
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glower
 Definition
to scowl
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reverie
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daydreaming
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aversion
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an intense dislike
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nemesis
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one who inflicts punishment
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tantalize
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to tease or to hold
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thespian
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an actor
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prerogative
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a special right or privelage
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beseech
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to beg urgently
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rampart
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a protective barrier or broad embankment
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edict
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an order or command
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requite
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to repay or return
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connive
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to conspire
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despondent
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very sad and discouraged
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libation
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an alcoholic beverage
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gratuitous
 Definition
given freely
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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ingratiate
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to work oneself into someone's favor
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doff
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to take off a cap
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visage
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a face
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jargon
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words used by a special group
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fain
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willing
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feign
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to fake
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