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English
10th Grade
01/24/2006

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equestrian
Definition
a rider on horseback
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excavate
Definition
to make hollow
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extinct
Definition
having died down or burned out; extinguished
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extraordinary
Definition
not according to the usual custom or regular plan
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fable
Definition
a fictitious story meant to teach a moral lesson
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fastidious
Definition
not easy to please; very critical or discriminating
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feign
Definition
to make up
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foible
Definition
small weakness in character
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by accident or chance
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frugal
Definition
avoiding waste
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galvanize
Definition
-to stimulate to action with electric currents (usually metal)
-plated with zinc
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gargantuan
Definition
of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic
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gibe
Definition
to make taunting, heckling or jeering remarks
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haughtiness
Definition
scornfully and condescendingly proud
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hilarity
Definition
great merriment
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
a structural or behavorial characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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incompatible
Definition
incapable of associating or blending or of being associated or blended because of unharmony, incongruity or antagonism
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inconsistent
Definition
not regular or predictable
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intolerable
Definition
impossible to tolerate or endure
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invariable
Definition
not changing or subject to change; constant
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