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9th Grade
03/31/2014

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aberrant
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noticeably different from the accepted normal
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aberration
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deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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abet
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to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of
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abeyance
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a state of suspension or temporary inaction
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abjure
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to recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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ablution
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a washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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aborgate
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to abolish, repeal
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abscond
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to depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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abstemious
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characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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abstruse
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dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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abut
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to touch at the end or boundary line
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accede
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to agree
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acquiesce
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to comply; submit
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acrid
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harshly pungent or bitter
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acumen
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quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
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bask
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to make warm by genial heat
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cabal
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a small group of secret plotters
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dearth
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an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
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earthenware
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pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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gainsay
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to deny, dispute, or contradict.
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful; tranquil
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iconoclast
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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
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jocular
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given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking
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callow
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immature or inexperienced
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coddle
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treat as a baby
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aver
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to justify
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censure
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to severely criticize
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audacious
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fearless
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baleful
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full of menacing or malign
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