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E9L TKM 21 - 30 Terms
TKM 21 - 30 Term
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English
9th Grade
04/23/2009
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exhilarated
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cheerful, merry
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indignant
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angry
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cynic
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someone who often belittles or makes fun of someone else
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fatalistic
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to accept an event as though nothing could be done to change or alter it
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feral
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wild, strange
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heathen
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unenlightened; without religion or morals
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rue
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regret
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infantile
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childish
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statute
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law
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vehement
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full of emotion and strong feeling
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wry
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humorous; slightly sarcastic
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bovine
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cow-like
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hypocrites
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people who pretend to be something they are not
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impertinence
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disrespect
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squalor
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filth
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yaws
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an infectious contagious tropical disease
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veneer
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attractive outer surface
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remorse
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a feeling of regret and guilt
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recluse
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someone who stays away from society and the company of others
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spurious
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outwardly resembles something but does not have the genuine qualities of the thing
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notoriety
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fame
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florid
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very flowery in style; elegant
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nondescript
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dull; with no special or interesting qualities
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eccentricities
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odd behavior
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furtive
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secret
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irascible
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angry
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pinioned
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confined; held down
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repertoire
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accomplishments; skills
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rout
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defeat
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staccato
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distinct; sharp and crisp
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reprimand
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scold
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bland
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without excitement
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connived
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secretly cooperated or agreed to
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railing
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painful
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