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10th english words unit 6
unit 6 for english 10
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10th Grade
10/20/2011

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accede
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to yield to; to assume an office of dignity
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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skillful; nimble
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
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stale, moldy; out-of-date
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officious
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premeditated
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
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growing without check, running wild
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solace
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comfort, relief; to comfort, console
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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suppress
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to stop by force; put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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