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Words 41-60
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English
11th Grade
01/07/2010

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Pretentious
Definition
exaggerating one's appearance; claiming increased importance
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Existing everywhere at the same time
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Imperious
Definition
arrogant; haughty; urgent; imperative
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Conjecture
Definition
a guess; to make a conclusion based on insufficient evidence
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Indubitable
Definition
unquestionable; cannot be doubted
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Surreptitious
Definition
done in a sneaky or stealthy way
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Substantiate
Definition
to establish by proof or competent evidence
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Tenacious
Definition
to hold firmly or persistently
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Imminent
Definition
likely to occur at any moment
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Mutable
Definition
Changeable
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Bolster
Definition
to support or strengthen; a pillow
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Precarious
Definition
uncertain, dangerous, or risky
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Ascetic
Definition
A person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures; rigorously absinent
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Cadence
Definition
Rythmic flow or pattern
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Propagate
Definition
to reproduce; to spread
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Innocuous
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harmless; not likely to harm or offend
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Virulent
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extremely poisonous
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Deportment
Definition
A way of conducting oneself; conduct; behavior
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Gesticulation
Definition
To gesture, especially while speaking, for emphasis
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Undulate
Definition
to move in a wavelke motion
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