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10th Grade
10/25/2007
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ABHOR
 Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
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CENSURE
 Definition
strong or vehement expression of disapproval
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CURSORY
 Definition
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial
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digress
 Definition
wander away from the main topic
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ELATED
 Definition
to make very happy or proud
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ephemeral
 Definition
asting a very short time
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fallible
 Definition
not accurate
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GRATIS
 Definition
free
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HOMOGENEOUS
 Definition
same kind
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INFIRMITY
 Definition
a physical weakness
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INNOCUOUS
 Definition
not harmful
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INSTIGATE
 Definition
to urge or provoke
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MITIGATE
 Definition
to lessen in force or intensity
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OMINOUS
 Definition
evil or harm
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SECLUDE
 Definition
to place in or withdraw into solitude
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TRANSGRESSION
 Definition
violation of a law
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ANTIPATHY
 Definition
a natural, basic
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BELIE
 Definition
to misrepresent
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CHIDE
 Definition
to harass, nag, impel,
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DIFFIDENT
 Definition
lacking confidence
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ELUSIVE
 Definition
hard to express
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FALLACIOUS
 Definition
deceptive; misleading
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GRATUITOUS
 Definition
voluntary
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IMPULSIVE
 Definition
influenced, urged
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OPAQUE
 Definition
not transparent or dull
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PERVASIVE
 Definition
to become spread throughout all parts of
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RUDIMENTARY
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ELEMENTARY
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TACTITURN
 Definition
silent or  uncommunicative
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TRAVESTY
 Definition
imatate mockingly
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