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10th Grade
05/31/2013

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Sanctity
Definition
Noun- The quality or condition of being considered sacred; holiness of life or disposition
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Demure
Definition
Adjective- Characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
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Fervor
Definition
Noun- Great warmth and enthusiasm of feeling; intense heat.
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Personification
Definition
Noun- To give inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics; The representation
of a thing in the form of a human; to embody in a real person or a thing.
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Intersperse
Definition
Verb- To scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things; to diversify with
something scattered.
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Asperity
Definition
Noun- Sharpness or harshness of tone, temper or manner; Roughness of surface; hardship or
difficulty.
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Bane
Definition
Noun- A person or thing that destroys or causes harm.
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Buffoon
Definition
Noun- a person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool.
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Doleful
Definition
Adjective- Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.
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Extrovert
Definition
Noun- A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him,
rather than on her or his own feelings.
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Buy
Definition
Verb- To acquire possession of; to purchase as a patron
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By
Definition
Preposition. Near or next to.
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Bye
Definition
In a tournament, the status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early
round and therefore automatically advanced to play in the next round.
Term
Heal
Definition
To cure a disease or ailment
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Heel
Definition
The hind part of the foot
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