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10th Grade
05/11/2010
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Sentry
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Guard (espec. Soldier)
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Infamous
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Notorious; having a really bad reputation
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Ardor
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Zeal; intensity of feeling/passion
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Unbridled
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Uncontrolled
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Dubious
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Of questionable (doubtful) character/validity
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Dionysus
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In Greek mythology, God of wine and revelry (partying)
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Benefactor
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One who gives aid/money
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Circumspect
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Cautious/careful of consequences
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Maladies
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Diseases/ailments
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Ingenuity
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Cleverness
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Reconcile
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to settle; to resolve; to accept
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Discernment
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Having good insight or judgement
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Nether
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Located beneath or under
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Fodder
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Animal food
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Mandates
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A command or instruction (from an official source)
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Incessant
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Not stopping
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Reverence
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Extreme respect
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Exile
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To banish; to be banished
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Evaded
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to escape by cleverness
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Pious (Impious)
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Religious (lacking respect for God)
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Augury
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An omen or the act of foretelling the future
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Sanctified (unsanctified)
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To make holy (unholy)
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Deity
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A god or goddess
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Hubris
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Excessive pride
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Chimerical
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Unreal, imaginary
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Narcissism
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Self absorption
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Stoic
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A person unaffected by pain, joy, etc.
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Laconic
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using few words
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Zephyr
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a mild breeze
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Tantalize
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to torment with the sight of something desired but out of reach
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Halcyon
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Marked by peace and prosperity
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Mercurial
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Changeable
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Panacea
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Something that cures everything
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Martial
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Pertaining to war or fighting
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Nemesis
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Opponent or rival whom a person cannot overcome
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Protean
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Changeable in shape or form
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Trivial
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Unimportant
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Sisyphean
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endless and repetitive labor or task
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