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Courage (T.E.) (4th)
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2011

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abstinence
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forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
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ambulatory
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adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals
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devoid
Definition
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of )
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diatribe
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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator
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didactic
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teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
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disillusion
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to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant
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futile
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trifling; frivolous; unimportant
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mandatory
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pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
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morbid
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having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
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munificent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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nostalgia
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something that elicits or displays nostalgia
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scoffed
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to mock at; deride
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trajectory
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the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
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