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English
12th Grade
04/28/2010

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lucid
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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coup
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a brilliantly executed strategem to overthrow a government/ ruler
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incontrovertible
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not open to question or dispute; indisputable
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gratuitous
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being without apparent reason, cause, or justification; voluntary
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indolent
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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objectivity
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intentness on objects external to the mind
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penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant
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plausible
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having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; believable
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substantiate
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to establish by proof or competent evidence
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florid
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excessively ornate; showy
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vindicate
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to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like; exculpate
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dubious
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doubtful; of uncertain end
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dictatorial
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inclined to dictate or command; despotic
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wily
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crafty; cunning
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haughty
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disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant
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futile
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incapable of producing any result; ineffective
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reclamation
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the act or process of reclaiming
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impede
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to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.
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didactic
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inclined to teach or lecture others too much; pedagogic
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ornate
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showy, elaborately decorated; florid
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disparity
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inequality; lack of similarity
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stratagem
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a plan or scheme for surprising/ deceiving an enemy
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; dull
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torpor
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lethargic indifference; apathy
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true; counterfeit
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contemptuous
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scornful, expressing disdain
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exculpate
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to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate
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ebullience
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high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance
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opulent
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wealthy, rich, or affluent
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auspicious
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promising success; fortunate
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ostentatious
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intended to attract notice
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effusive
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; profusive
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frenetic
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frantic; frenzied
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arbiter
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a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge
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clandestine
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done with secrecy or concealment for deception; underhanded
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mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; to authorize, approve, or allow
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despotic
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autocratic; tyrannical; dictatorial
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egregious
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traordinary in some bad way; flagrant
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disingenuous
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lacking in frankness or sincerity; insincere
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ruse
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a trick, stratagem, or artifice
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surreptitiously
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acting in a stealthy way; sneakily
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cogent
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to the point; telling
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slander
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to defame; a malicious, defamatory statement
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servile
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yielding slavishly
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fluid
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capable of flowing, changing readily
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imperious
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domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial
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flagrant
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shockingly noticeable or evident; egregious
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