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Composition
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105
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11th Grade
05/31/2011
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adroit
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skillfull or clever
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macroscopic
 Definition
visible to the naked eye
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish or insane
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bovine
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pertaining to cattle
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ferret
 Definition
search or drive out
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affectation
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phony attitude
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knell
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sound made by bell, rung slowly usually at a funeral
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dichotomy
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division into two parts
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callow
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young/inexpierenced/immature
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laconic
 Definition
using few words
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quiddity
 Definition
essential equality
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patent
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evident, obvious
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peccadillo
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minor offense, misdeed
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sagacious
 Definition
wise, keen perception and sound
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rationalize
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make excuse
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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elucidate
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make cleaer
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scurrlious
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coarsly abusive/vulgar
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parody
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work which imiates another in odd manor
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sedulous
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hard working/diligent
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onerous
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burdensome, heavy, hard to endure
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amoral
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lacking sense of right or wrong
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eschew
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keep away from
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denouemont
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outcome or result
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imminent
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likely to happen
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banal
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common, ordinary
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opdurate
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stubborn
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peruse
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read carefully
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bedlam
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nosiy uproar, scream of wild confusion
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affluence
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wealth, richness
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fop
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excessively fashion concious man
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imprecation
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a curse
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non sequitur
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does not logically follow
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sanquine
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cheerful
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bowdlerize
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remove, offensive passage
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impair
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to weaken, become worse
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paneguric
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extension of praise
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quandary
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puzzling situation
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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deference
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respet, consideration
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carnal
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physical appetite, sexually
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nebulous
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hazy, vague
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rakish
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dashingly stylish/confident
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elegy
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sad/mornful poem
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pedantic
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tending to show off one's learning
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celibate
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abstaining from intercourse
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fortuitous
 Definition
happening by chance or accident
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recapitulate
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sumemrize
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perfuctory
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done without care, rountine fashion
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baroque
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overly decorated
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hedosim
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belief in teh persuit of plessure, senses
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obloquy
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strong disapproval, bad reputation
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debacle
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complete faliure/total collapse
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quasi
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resembling
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besmirch
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to make dirty/stain
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imperative
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vitally important
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sacrosanct
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extremely holy
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure
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demeanor
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behavior/mannor
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facetious
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comical/flippant
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pedestrian
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ordinary/dull
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adventious
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accidental/non-essential
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bona fide
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in good faith, legitamate
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fecund
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fertile, productive
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deviate
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to turn aside/stray
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obfuscate
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to confuse/bewilder
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impale
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pierce with a sharp stake, through the body
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extenuate
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lessen seriousness by providing excuses
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parochial
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local, narrow
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glower
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stare angirly
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edify
 Definition
to improve someone moraly
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretaion
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cataclysm
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violent change
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optimum
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best, ideal, most favorable
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importune
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ask persistantly
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impotent
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powerless, lacking strength
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anthithesis
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exact opposite
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maelstrom
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whirlpool, turbulence
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emendation
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correction
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chargin
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embarrasment, loss of courage
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bauble
 Definition
showy but useless
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diaphanous
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very sheer, light
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labyrinth
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complicated network of winding passages
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gloat
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look at with great satisfaction
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impediment
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barrier/obstruction
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bestial
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savage/brutal
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effete
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worn out, barren
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shard
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fragment
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bland
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mild, tasteless
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nihlism
 Definition
total rejection of established laws
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factious
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causing disagreement
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ignoble
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dishonorable or shameful
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boor
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rude or impolite person
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aegis
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a shield/protection
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perspicacity
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keenness of judgement
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fervent
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eager, earnest
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rectify
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to correct/make right
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enervate
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to weaken
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besige
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overwhelm
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ephemeral
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lasting only a brief short time
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altruism
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concern for others
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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erotic
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pertaing to sexual love
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amporphous
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shapeless, vague, formless
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opulent
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rich, luxurious, wealthy
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