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Dees American Lit Week 8
Dees American Lit Week 8
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English
11th Grade
10/17/2011
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DUPLICITY

 Definition
double-dealing; hypocrisy
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EUPHEMISM

 Definition
substitution of a less offensive term
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GLUTTONOUS

 Definition
greedy; voracious
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MUNDANE

 Definition
ordinary, commonplace
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OMINOUS

 Definition
threatening
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PETULANCE

 Definition
unreasonable irritation
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POMPOUS

 Definition
vain; ostentatious; bombastic
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PRECOCIOUS

 Definition
early in development
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SLOTHFUL

 Definition
lazy; indolent
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TRIVIA

 Definition
insignificant matters
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VERBOSE

 Definition
wordy
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VIRULENT

 Definition
poisonous; injurious; hostile
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VOLATILE

 Definition
quickly changing
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