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11th Grade
04/18/2013

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ostentantious : describing a showy or pretentious display
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Assertion: a declaration or statement
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disdain: contempt,scorn. to regard or treat with contempt, to look down on.
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convoluted: intricate, complex
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plausible: Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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eloquence: the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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biased: prejudiced
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despotic: exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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insipid: uninteresting; unchalleging
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indolent: lazy
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futile: having no useful; pointless
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opulent: exhibiting a display of great wealth
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embellish: to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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servile: submissive; like a servant.
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alleviate: to ease a pain or burden
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ebullience:intense enthusiasm
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superfluous:extra; unnecessary
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auspicious: favorable; promising
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flagrant: extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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egregious: conspicuously bad or offensive
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intrepid: couragous; fearless
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benevolent: well-meaning; generous
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dubious: doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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sanction: to give official authorization or approval
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tenuous: having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
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tenacity: persistence
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wary: on guard
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wily: cunning
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ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation.
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apathetic: feeling or showing little emotion.
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malleable: easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
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assiduous: hard-working.
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