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Language - English
11th Grade
12/03/2012

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punitive
Definition
involving punishment
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quixotic
Definition
foolishly idealistic
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vicarious
Definition
experienced through imaginative participation of another
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amorphous
Definition
having no definite form, shapeless
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cupidity
Definition
avarice, greed
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pristine
Definition
free from soil or decay
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disingenuous
Definition
giving a false appearance of frankness, calculating
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dogmatic
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characterized by positiveness in the assertion of opinion
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edify
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enlighten
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gratuitous
Definition
not called for by circumstances
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immutable
Definition
not susceptible to change
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impervious
Definition
not capable of being damaged
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inured
Definition
accustomed to something undesirable
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malinger
Definition
pretend illness in order to avoid work or duty
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nirvana
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a state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality
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privy
Definition
sharing in secret
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punctilious
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concerned with details of codes or conventions
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quintessence
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most typical example
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retrospect
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meditation on past events
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strictures
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criticism
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protract
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prolong, extend
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prurient
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appealing to sexual desire
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stringent
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strict or severe with respect to rules
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surreptitious
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secret
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accent
Definition
the stress on certain syllables in a line of poetry, often marked by a forward slash
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