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Week 1-2
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Literature
9th Grade
08/18/2010

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malleable
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capable of being easily molded, influenced, or changed. adj.
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rescind
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to put an end to. vt
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forestall
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to keep from happening by taking action in advance. vt
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vivisect
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the cutting of or operation on a living animal. vt
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commiserate
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to feel or express sympathy. vi
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extenuate
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to make something seem less bad by offering excuses. vt
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ambiguous
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capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways. adj
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assimilation
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adapting or adjusting to a new environment or culture; making something, such as a culture, a part of one's self. n
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disorientation
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confusion due to a change in environment or routine. n
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deftly
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skillfully. adv
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opaque
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not allowing light to pass through; hard to understand or explain. adj
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flamboyant
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marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior. adj
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maladroit
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a clumsy person. n
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hierarchy
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any system of persons or things ranked one above the other. n
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dissociate
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to separate from association or union with another. vt
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contempt
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the state of mind of one who despises; disdain. n
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swagger
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1) to conduct oneself in an arrogant or pompous manner; especially to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence. vi
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initiative
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1) an introductory step. 2) energy or aptitude displayed in initiation of action; enterprise. n
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gall
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to irritate, vex. vt
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury. adj
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carnage
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1) the flesh of slain animals or men. 2) great and unusually bloody slaughter or injury. n
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