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10th Grade
01/31/2009

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acerbic
Definition

acid in temper, mood, or tone

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alacrity
Definition
promptness in response
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arbiter
Definition
a person with power to decide a dispute
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autonomous
Definition
having the right or power of self-government
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bibliophobe
Definition
one who dislikes books or reading
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cadaverous
Definition
suggestive of corpses or tombs
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chafe

Definition
to feel irritation or discontent
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cleavage
Definition
the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes
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condolence
Definition
sympathy with another in sorrow
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culinary
Definition
of or relating to the kitchen or cookery
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defection
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Desertion
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dichotomy

Definition
a divsion or the process of dividing into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
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discord
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active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons

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dynamic
Definition
marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
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embezzle
Definition
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
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eschew
Definition
to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds
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expatriate
Definition
to withdraw from residence in or allegiance to one's native country
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feckless
Definition
Worthless, Weak
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flich
Definition
to appropriate furtively or casually
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gainsay
Definition
to declare to be untrue or invalid
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gullible
Definition
easily duped or cheated
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hibernal
Definition
of relating to, or occurring in winter
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imprecation
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Curse
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indigent
Definition

a needy or destitute person

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inundate
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Overwhelm
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irrevocable
Definition
not possible to revoke
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lachrymose
Definition
give to tears or weeping
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licentious
Definition
lacking legal or moral resstraints
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misnomer
Definition
a wrong name or designation
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munificent
Definition
characterized by great liberality or generosity
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omniscient
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possessed of universal or complete knowledge

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paragon
Definition
a model of excellence or perfection
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pellucid
Definition
admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
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phlegmatic
Definition
resemhaving or showing a slow and stolid temperament
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precursor
Definition
one that precedes and indicates the approach of another
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profuse
Definition

Exhibiting great abundance

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proximity
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Closeness
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recreant
Definition
Cowardly
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remuneration
Definition

Recompense

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rostrum
Definition
a stage for public speaking
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sartorial
Definition
of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
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serried
Definition
crowded or pressed together
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soporific
Definition
tending to dull awareness or alertness
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succinct
Definition
marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
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temerarious
Definition
rashly or presumptuously daring
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transcend
Definition
to rise above or go beyond the limits of
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unremitting
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Incessant
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virulent
Definition
marked by a rapid, severe, and malignant course
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waylay
Definition
to lie in wait for or attack from ambush
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