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12th Grade
01/28/2007
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approbation
 Definition
Approval, Praise
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assuage
 Definition
to make easier, to calm
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coalition
 Definition
group, combination
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decadence
 Definition
decay, decline
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elicit
 Definition
to draw forth
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hackneyed
 Definition
unoriginal, corny
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prerogative
 Definition
special privelidge, right
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provincial
 Definition
narrow minded, simple
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transcend
 Definition
to surpass, to exceed, to rise above
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umbrage
 Definition
offense, resentment, annoyance
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unctuous
 Definition
smug, oily, fake sincerity
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callow
 Definition
inexperienced, immature
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drivel
 Definition
foolish, saliva, nonsense
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exhort
 Definition
to urge strongly, to advise
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interloper
 Definition
trespasser, medler
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intrinsic
 Definition
belonging to, part of
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millennium
 Definition
1000 years
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occult
 Definition
mysterious, magical, supernatural
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stringent
 Definition
strict, severe, stern
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surmise
 Definition
to believe, to think without evidence
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abominate
 Definition
dislike, hatred
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circuitous
 Definition
round about, indirect
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commiserate
 Definition
sympathise, have pitty
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enjoin
 Definition
to direct, order
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expedite
 Definition
to make easier, to go faster
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ferment
 Definition
great excitment, agitation, turmoil
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inadvertent
 Definition
accidental, unintentional
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noncommittal
 Definition
indefinite, indecisive, playing it safe
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wheedle
 Definition
to coax, brownnose
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affable
 Definition
curtious, pleasent
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aura
 Definition
distinctive air, atmosphere
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erudite
 Definition
scholarly, learned, bookish
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gossamer
 Definition
thin, lite, delicate
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infer
 Definition
to find out by reasoning
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insular
 Definition
isolated, inward
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remonstrate
 Definition
to arrgue, plead against, protest
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repudiate
 Definition
to reject, to deny
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sedulous
 Definition
persistent, showing industry or motivation
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sleazy
 Definition
thin, flimsy, shotty, cheesy.
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amnesty
 Definition
pardon, free, forgive
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blazon
 Definition
to adorn, to embelish, broadcast
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equitable
 Definition
fair, just
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fractious
 Definition
troublesome, quarrelsome, contrary
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salutary
 Definition
beneficial, helpful
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scathing
 Definition
bitterly, severe, harsh
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep, making one tired
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straitlaced
 Definition
strict, moraly strict, prudish
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vapid
 Definition
dull, uninteresting, tired, boring
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aspersions
 Definition
damaging, derogetory, defaming
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cajole
 Definition
coax, persuade through flattery
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ennui
 Definition
boredom
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fetter
 Definition
chain, shackle
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surreptitious
 Definition
stealty, secretive
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transgress
 Definition
to go beyond the limit, sin, violate the law
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transmute
 Definition
change from one substance to another
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vicarious
 Definition
substitute, to live through someone else
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crass
 Definition
coarse, unfeeling, stupid, crude
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desecrate
 Definition
to commit sacralidege, to defile
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grandiose
 Definition
giving the impression of pompousness, abosordly acsagerated.
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infraction
 Definition
breaking the law
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pillage
 Definition
to rob by forse, plunder, loot
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prate
 Definition
to talk a great deal, chatter, blabberr
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redoubtable
 Definition
inspiring fear or awe
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stalwart
 Definition
strong and sturdy
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acrimonious
 Definition
stinging, bitter, biting
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corpulent
 Definition
fat, obese
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disavow
 Definition
to deny responsibility, disclaim
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dissension
 Definition
disagreement, difference of opinoun
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impugn
 Definition
to call into question, to challenge, to deny
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intemperate
 Definition
immoderate, lacking in self control
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perfidy
 Definition
faithlessness, treachory
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relegated
 Definition
to place in a lower position
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squeamish
 Definition
inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset
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anathema
 Definition
an object of intense dislike, a curse
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avarice
 Definition
greed, desire for wealth
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dilatory
 Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate
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novice
 Definition
inexperienced beginer, trainee
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penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
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pretentious
 Definition
trying to make a big impression, inflated ego
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recapitulate
 Definition
to revue a series of facts, to sum up
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resuscitate
 Definition
to revive, to revitalize
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slovenly
 Definition
untidy, dirty, unkempt
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annotation
 Definition
comment, footnote, explanitory note
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bedlam
 Definition
a state of confusion, chaos
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covert
 Definition
hidden, discuise, secret
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debonair
 Definition
carefree, light hearted
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equanimity
 Definition
calm, composed, not panicked
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gist
 Definition
essential point, main point
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imperious
 Definition
overbearing, arrogant
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motley
 Definition
composed of very many different elements, diverse
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procrastinate
 Definition
to delay, to put off until later, to dilly dally
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sedentary
 Definition
remaining in one place, sitting still
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corroborating
 Definition
to confirm, to make certain, to verify
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denizen
 Definition
inhabitant, resident, dweller
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disseminate
 Definition
to scatter, spread, dispurse
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gauche
 Definition
lacking in social grases, tactless, clumsy
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inculcate
 Definition
instill implant, impress on the mind
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perceptive
 Definition
having sympathetic insite or understanding
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pernicious
 Definition
harmful, deadly, fatal
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salient
 Definition
standing out, conspicuous
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satiate
 Definition
to satisfy, to fill
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deleterious
 Definition
harmful, injurious
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enthrall
 Definition
to captivate, charm
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incisive
 Definition
sharp, kean, penetrating, acute
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ostentatious
 Definition
conspicuious, prestentious, flashy
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politic
 Definition
prudent, careful, shrude
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prosaic
 Definition
dull lacking in distinction
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redundant
 Definition
excess, extra,
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scintillating
 Definition
sparkling, twinkling, brilliant
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abet
 Definition
to encourage, assist, aid
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broach
 Definition
to bring up, to beginn to talk about,
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carousal
 Definition
noisy, heavy drinking, revelry
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connoisseur
 Definition
expert, authority
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disconsolate
 Definition
deeply unhappy, dejected without hope
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grisly
 Definition
frightful, horrible, ghastly
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herculean
 Definition
great strength, very hard to do
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prolific
 Definition
abundantly productive, profuse
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rejoinder
 Definition
a reply, answer
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credulous
 Definition
ready to believe, easily decieved, gullible
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deplete
 Definition
to use up, exaust, empty, drain
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jejune
 Definition
lacking in nutritive value or interest
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potpourri
 Definition
a collection of diverse or miscleaneous things or items, mixture
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precocious
 Definition
gifted at a young age
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sententious
 Definition
self righteous, characterised by moralizing
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surfeit
 Definition
excess, over endulgance
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supplicate
 Definition
to beg earnestly and humbly
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bulwark
 Definition
strong defense or protection
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choleric
 Definition
angry, bad tempered
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cloy
 Definition
to dispoil or destroy an appetite by over endulging
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curtail
 Definition
to cut short to bring to a halt or end
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enigmatic
 Definition
puzzling, perplexing, baffling
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presentiment
 Definition
vague sense of approaching misfortion, forboading
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remit
 Definition
to send, to pay
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thwart
 Definition
to appose, to prevent, to frustrate
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innocuous
 Definition
unimportant, insignifigant
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signatory
 Definition
to sign, to have signed
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emaciated
 Definition
starving
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regale
 Definition
to hold forth, to expostulate
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indefatigable
 Definition
unstoppable, motivated
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whimsical
 Definition
light hearted, care free
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superfluous
 Definition
excessive, unessesary
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circumspect
 Definition
cautious, prudent
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embezzle
 Definition
to steal from your own company
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highfalutin
 Definition
grandiose, excessive, flashy
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perquisite
 Definition
perks, rewards of the job
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belie
 Definition
to contradict or show to be false
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bedeck
 Definition
to cover up
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cauterize
 Definition
to burn or sear
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proselytize
 Definition
to talk someone into a religion
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aesthete
 Definition
Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature
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habitue
 Definition
a regular at a place
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secrete
 Definition
to release fluids
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expectorate
 Definition
to spit
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disclaimer
 Definition
warning
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opulence
 Definition
wealthy, showing off wealth
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exonerate
 Definition
to declair not guilty
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alight
 Definition
to get down off of, or to exit
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paucity
 Definition
having few or a small amount
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arduous
 Definition
difficult, hard
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unrequited
 Definition
not mutual
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platitudes
 Definition
empty phrases
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