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2nd quarter - list 2
CP English
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English
11th Grade
11/10/2010
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raucous
 Definition
-loud
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scathing
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-severely critical and scornful
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temerity
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-recklessness
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urbane
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-sophisticated, refined, or courteous
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verbose
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-wordy
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wreak
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-to inflict something violent
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accrue
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-to gather, accumulate slowly
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brandish
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-to wave in a threatening way
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charlatan
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-a poser or someone who claims knowledge and has none
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demure
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-modest or reserved
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egregious
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-remarkably bad or glaring
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flippant
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disrespectful (like levity)
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goad
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-to provoke
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haughty
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-arrogant or condescending
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illicit
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-illegal
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