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11th Grade
01/03/2012

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Dainty
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delicately small and pretty considered a disgust or nuisance reason instantiated in nature
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Filch
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to steal something (especially of small value) in a casual way
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Infernal
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relating to hell, irritating or tiresome
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Heathen
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one who disrupts serenity or one that could be
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Ornery
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bad-tempered, combative, stubborn
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Gala
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a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
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Maudlin
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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkeness
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Loom
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appears as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening
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Monotony
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lack of variety and interest, tedious repetition and routine
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Thrash
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to beat soundly in punishment
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Cagey
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cautious, wary, or shrewd
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Grievance
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a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress
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Relinquish
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to give up; put aside or desist from
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Stoicism
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Systematic philosophy that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic
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Shrewd
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Astute or sharp in practical matters
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Loll
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to hang loosely, droop, or dangle
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Endow
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to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality
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Insubordination
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being disobedient to authority
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Overzealous
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marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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Monetary
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of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
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Combine
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which is a huge organization that aims to adjust the outside and inside world
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Grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc
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Veritable
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being truly or very much so
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Ethereally
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light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination
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Insinuation
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an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature
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Libido
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all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id
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Turmoil
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state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
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Ambled
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Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
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Glaring
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Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light
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Scowling
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to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure and to exhibit a threatening aspect
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Taut
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rigid; tense; orderly
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Frazzled
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to tire out
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Merit
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claim to respect & praise
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Apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement
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Fidgety
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antsy, nervous and unable to relax
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