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12th Grade
03/10/2013
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mollify
 Definition
to calm, to comfort
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strident
 Definition
lard, harsh-sounding
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antagonistic
 Definition
conflicting, hostile
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relevent
 Definition
related to the matter at hand
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accessible
 Definition
easy to reach or understand
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aversion
 Definition
dislike
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conviction
 Definition
a firm belief
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rancor
 Definition
resentment, hostility, spite
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surly
 Definition
rude, unpleasant
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audible
 Definition
capable of being heard
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erudite
 Definition
highly educated
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debase
 Definition
to reduce in quality or value
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surreptitious
 Definition
sneaky, done secretly
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saccharine
 Definition
agreeable, or overly sweet
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skeptical
 Definition
doubtful
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dispassionate
 Definition
calm
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reverence
 Definition
great respect
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plagiarism
 Definition
the theft of someone else's ideas
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preclude
 Definition
to prevent, to make impossible
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bungler
 Definition
a clumsy person
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dissonance
 Definition
disagreement; lack of harmony
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distend
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to expand, extend, sketch
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predilection
 Definition
preference, liking
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willful
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stubborn
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confound
 Definition
to confuse
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torpor
 Definition
inactivity
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hackneyed
 Definition
overused, stale
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invective
 Definition
an insulting or abusive expression
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uniform
 Definition
identical
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banal
 Definition
unoriginal, stale
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consequence
 Definition
result, outcome
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tangible
 Definition
capable of being touched, real concrete
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penchant
 Definition
liking
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stagnate
 Definition
to lie motionless; to become stale or foul
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lenient
 Definition
not strict, forgiving
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placate
 Definition
to calm the anger of
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bolster
 Definition
to support, prop up
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instigate
 Definition
to stimulate to action, to urge on
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kindle
 Definition
to excite, arouse, stir up
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emaciated
 Definition
starved; extremely thin
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opaque
 Definition
impenetrable by light
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fitful
 Definition
irregular; going and then stopping
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irascible
 Definition
irritable; short-tempered
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circumspection
 Definition
caution
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civil
 Definition
polite, courteous
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loath
 Definition
to hate, scorn
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score
 Definition
the written form of a piece of music
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morose
 Definition
sad, sorrowful, glum
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unprecedented
 Definition
never before known or experienced
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anonymouse
 Definition
nameless
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refined
 Definition
polite, well-bred
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hypothesis
 Definition
a theory, conjecture, or trial explanation
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amass
 Definition
to pile up, collect
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pulverize
 Definition
to demolish, to grind up to a powder
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fervor
 Definition
intense emotion
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recluse
 Definition
one who lives alone; a hermit
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retain
 Definition
to keep
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supplement
 Definition
to add to, to complete
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reserved
 Definition
quiet, restrained, not outgoing
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extrinsic
 Definition
not forming a necessary part of a thing
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arid
 Definition
dry
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exonerate
 Definition
to free from blame
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abet
 Definition
to encourage, urge on
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adulterate
 Definition
to add impurities to
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aggregate
 Definition
to collect; to bring together
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prodigious
 Definition
immense; astonishing
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rescind
 Definition
to cancel, to repeal
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derivative
 Definition
copied or adapted from others
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insipid
 Definition
dull, uninteresting
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engender
 Definition
to produce; to bring into existence
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conservative
 Definition
traditional; opposed to change
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impede
 Definition
to block, to obstruct the way of
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impose
 Definition
to apply or establish by authority
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melancholy
 Definition
sad, depressed, gloomy
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turbulent
 Definition
violently agitated, disturbed, chaotic
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obtrusive
 Definition
obvious, highly noticeable
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dispatch
 Definition
promptness
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understate
 Definition
to express less strongly than appropriate
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indefatigable
 Definition
untiring, tireless
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ungainly
 Definition
clumsy; awkward
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culpable
 Definition
guilty, blameworthy
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jocular
 Definition
joking, jolly
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mercurial
 Definition
given to quick changes of mood
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nefarious
 Definition
evil
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neologism
 Definition
a newly invented word
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puny
 Definition
small; weak
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incorporate
 Definition
to include
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humble
 Definition
not proud, modest, lowly
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perceptive
 Definition
having insight
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contract
 Definition
to make or become smaller
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meek
 Definition
giving in easily, spineless
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buttress
 Definition
to support; reinforce
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conciliate
 Definition
to calm, comfort; to win over as a friend
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hedonism
 Definition
single minded pursuit of pleasure
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illicit
 Definition
ilegal
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fertile
 Definition
able to produce or sustain growth
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barren
 Definition
unable to produce or sustain life
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dissipate
 Definition
to scatter; disappear
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trepidation
 Definition
fear, anxiety
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preeminent
 Definition
superior to all others, foremost
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