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lesson # 3 vocabulary challenge words
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English
11th Grade
10/03/2007

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thrifty (adj)
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wisely economical; frugal; thriving, prosperous, or successful
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frugal (adj)
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inexpensive; not wasteful; careful
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stingy (adj)
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giving or spending reluctantly; scanty or meager
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miserly (adj)
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avaricious or penurious; lack of generosity; "a mean person"
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parsimonious (adj)
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excessively sparing or frugal; stingy; covetous
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penurious (adj)
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unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute
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dogged (adj)
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stubbornly perserving; tenacious
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tenacious (adj)
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holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view; holding together firmly; cohesive
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resolute (adj)
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firm or determined; unwavering
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adamant (adj)
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impervious to pleas or reason; stubbornly unyielding
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obstinate (adj)
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate; difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory; difficult to alleviate or cure
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obdurate (adj)
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent; hardened against feeling; hardhearted
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intransigent (adj)
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refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme one; uncompromising
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intractable (adj)
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; difficult to mold or manipulate; difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure
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pious (adj)
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having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance or religion; devout; marked by false devoutness; commendable, worthy
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reverent (adj)
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marded by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; veneration
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devout (adj)
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devoted to religion or religious abligations; displaying reverence or piety; sincere; earnest
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sanctimonious (adj)
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feigning (pretending) piety or righteousness
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effusive (adj)
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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; profuse; overflowing
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ebullient (adj)
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zestfully enthusiastic
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poignant (adj)
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physically painful; keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; profoundly moving; touching; piercing; incisive
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cloying (adj)
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causing distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit
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saccharine (adj)
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of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar; sweet; having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; excessively sentimental
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erudite (adj)
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characterized by deep wide learning
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pedantic (adj)
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characterized by a narrow, often ostentaious concern for book learning and formal rules
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