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9th Grade Vocab Workshop
English I Final
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9th Grade
05/16/2010
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chastise
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scold
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implacable
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unyeilding
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capricious
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fickle
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quandary
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dilemma
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gnarled
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twisted, knotted
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condolence
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sympathy
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endemic
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nativeto
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inveterate
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habitual
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apathy
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indifference
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pretext
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pretense
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emaciated
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thin, gaunt
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vivacious
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lively, spirited
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poignant
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touching, heartrending
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vanguard
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forefront
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ruminate
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ponder, meditate
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trenchant
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incisive, forceful
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bellicose
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quarrelsome, aggressive
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acquiesce
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to yeild to
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ardent
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fervent, avid
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misnomer
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misnaming
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alacrity
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readiness, promptness
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deviate
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veer, swerve
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obsolete
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outdated
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facsimile
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replica, duplicate
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rescind
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repeal, cancel
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tangible
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real, perceptible
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misconstrue
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misinterpret
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imbibe
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drink, swallow
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dissonant
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unmelodious, strident
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brash
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rash, hasty, brazen
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copious
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bountiful, abundant
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rancor
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bitter resentment
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lamentable
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regrettable
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disheveled
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rumpled and unkempt
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retribution
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deserved punishment
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askew
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awry, lopsided
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blithe
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cheerful, lighthearted
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protrude
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to stick out
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clairvoyant
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a visionary, supernaturally perceptive
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integrity
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honesty, probity
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stark
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harsh, grim, bleak
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plagiarism
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literary theft
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guile
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deceit and duplicity
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fathom
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to understand
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clandestine
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sectet, covert
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elated
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jubilant, ecstatic
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acrid
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harsh, stinging, caustic
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platitude
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cliche', commonplace remark
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stipulate
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to specify or require
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infinitesimal
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miniscule, tiny
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sedate
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quiet, cool, and collected
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implacable
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relentless, unyeilding
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militate
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to work against
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antipathy
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aversion, a strong dislike
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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crestfallen
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downcast and discouraged
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inkling
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a hint, clue
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conclusive
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final, convincing
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nondescript
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ordinary, plain
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duress
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compulsion by threat, intimidation
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disparage
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to belittle
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain
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magnanimous
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generous, above small meanness
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droll
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amusingly odd
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tacit
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unspoken, unexpressed
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capricious
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impulsive, fickle
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compunction
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remorse, regret
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