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11th Grade
03/15/2012

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hackney
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A horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness; obsolete : one that works for hire
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Ponderous
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of very great weight; unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size
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archaic
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of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time
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Austere
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stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict
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obsolete
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No longer produced or used; out of date
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medieval
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Very old-fashioned or primitive
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mediocre
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Of only moderate quality; not very good: "a mediocre actor"
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sedentary
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Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise; Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive
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prosaic
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Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; Commonplace; unromantic
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mundane
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Lacking interest or excitement; dull; Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
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