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11th Grade
11/17/2011

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Abridge
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to diminish; to reduce in duration
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Abscond
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. to hide away; to store up, conceal
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Benevolent
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marked by or disposed to doing good

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Benign
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a single disposition, showing kindness or gentleness
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Calumny
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. a misrepresentation intended to blacken another’s reputation; the act of uttering false charges
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Candor
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whiteness, brilliance; freedom from prejudice or malice
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Deferential
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showing or expressing difference
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Defile
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1.   to corrupt the purity or perfection of, to violate the chastity of

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Elucidate
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to make lucid esp. by explanation or analysis
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Fetal
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1.   denoting a posture characteristic of a fetus, with the back curved forward and the limbs folded in front of
the body

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Fluid
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changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid
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Gourmand
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1.   a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess

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Grandiloquence
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1.   speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

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Hierarchy
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1.   any system of persons or things ranked one above another

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Hypocrisy
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1.   . a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.

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Impassive
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1.   without emotion; apathetic; unmoved

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Impeccable
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faultless; flawless; irreproachable
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Juxtaposition
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1.   an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or
contrast

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Jackal
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1.   a person who performs dishonest or base deeds as the follower or accomplice of another

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Kernel
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1.   the central or most important part of anything; essence; gist; core

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Kiosk
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1.   a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc

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Lethargic
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1.   of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish

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Licentious
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1.   unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

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Manifold
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1.   of many kinds; numerous and varied

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Maudlin
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1.   tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

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Noisome
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1.   harmful or injurious to health; noxious

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Nomadic
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1.   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of people who have no permanent abode, but moves about from 
place to place

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Odious
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deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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Officious
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1.   objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice;
meddlesome

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Paradox
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1.   a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible
truth

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Paragon
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1.   . a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence

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Quandary
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1.   . a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma

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Quell
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1.   to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

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Recapitulate
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1.   . to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize

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Reclusive
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1.   . a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation

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Scurrilous
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grossly or obscenely abusive
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Sedentary
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characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
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Taciturn
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1.   inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation

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Timorous
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full of fear; fearful
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Ubiquitous
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1.   existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent

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Utopia
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1.   an ideal place or state

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Venerate
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1.   to regard or treat with reverence; revere

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Veracity
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1.   habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

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Wizened
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1.   withered; shriveled

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Wrath
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1.   strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire

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Xylan
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1.   a yellow polysaccharide consisting of xylose units: occurs in straw husks and other woody tissue

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Xylem
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1.   a compound tissue in vascular plants that helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots, consisting of tracheids, vessels, parenchyma cells, and woody fibers

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Yap
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to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp
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Yawp
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. to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl
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Zebu
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1.   one of a domesticated form of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, of India, having a large hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap

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Zest
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1.   anything added to impart flavor, enhance one's appreciation, etc

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