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mr.ts weekly dozen words/act words
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English
11th Grade
09/19/2010
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abate
 Definition
to put an end to
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alacrity
 Definition
promptness in response
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cajole
 Definition
to obtain from gentle persuasion
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capricious
 Definition
governed or characterized
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deft
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characterized by facility or skill
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espouse
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to take up and support
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feign
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pretend
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hierarchy
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a body of persons in authority
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indictment
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expression of strong disapproval
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maxim
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a general truth, rule of conduct
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propensity
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condition of being sucesful
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pulchritude
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physical comeliness
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pungent
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strongly potent
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rancid
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rotten, spoiled
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reitterate
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repeat
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repose
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at rest
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sagacious
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wise,clever,shrewd
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somnolent
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sleepy or causing sleep
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static
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stuck not mvoing
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tedious
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boring, monotonous
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trite
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overused, not important
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upbraid
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scold
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verbose
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talkative, using too many words
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aberration
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departure from what is right
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allay
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to put to rest
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buffet
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bounce or jossle
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chastise
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punish or scold
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conciliatory
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tending to reconcile
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differenciate
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to recognize a difference in
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figurative
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represting by means of symbol,likeness
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mallebale
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having the ability to be molded or shaped
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pacify
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to make peace and calm
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pique
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to affect with sharp iritation and resentment
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sedentary
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lazy, in one place
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winsome
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charming,sweet
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scourge
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plague
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