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English
11th Grade
04/26/2007

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Acerbic
Definition
Harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
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Acrimonious
Definition
Caustic or stinging in nature
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Ambiguous
Definition
regarding with pleasure, wonder, or approval
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Ambivalent
Definition
warning or invoking caution
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bellicose
Definition
inclined to fight
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benevolent
Definition
expressing good will or kindness
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Biting
Definition
cutting, wounding or stinging
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Bitter
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harsh, disagreeable, piercing
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brash
Definition
impulsive or hasty; without caution
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brash
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impulsive or hasty; without caution
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Diffident
Definition
self concious; restrained or reserved in manner
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Elegiac
Definition
expressing sorrow
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Flippant
Definition
frivoulously disrespectful, lacking seriousness
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haughty
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disdainfully proud; snobbish
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hecktoring
Definition
to intiminate or dominate
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incensed
Definition
anger, provoked
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incisive
Definition
penetrating, remarkably clear or direct
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Incredulous
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disinclined to believe
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insolent
Definition
boldly rude
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Introspective
Definition
Look into or examine internally (self)
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Irreverent
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Deficient in veneration or respect
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Maudlin
Definition
Effusively or tearfully sentimental
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Moralistic
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Displaying concern with morality; marked with narrow minded morality
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morbid
Definition
preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feeling
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Mordant
Definition
bitingly sarcastic, incisive
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Nostalgia
Definition
Bittersweet longing of the past
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objective
Definition
Uninfluenced by personal feelings
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Placid
Definition
Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet
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Restrained
Definition
characterized by control of emotions
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sarcastic
Definition
expressing ridicule that wounds
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sardonic
Definition
scornfully or cynically mocking
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Scornful
Definition
extreme contempt
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Timourous
Definition
apprehensiveness; full of fear
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wistful
Definition
nostalgia; longing
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wry
Definition
devious in course or purpose; misdirected
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zealous
Definition
diligent, devoted
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Colliquial
Definition
characteristic of writing used to create effect of conversation; informational
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Jargon
Definition
unintelligible or meaningless talk
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