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11th Grade
05/12/2012

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Benign
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showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
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malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
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embroil
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to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
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apathetic
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having or showing little or no emotion
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Contraband
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anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
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Vociferous
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crying out noisily; clamorous.
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Benevolent
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings:
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revocation
Definition
nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract.
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archetype
Definition
same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
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contravene
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to violate, infringe, or transgress:
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antithesis
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opposition; contrast:
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specters
Definition
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature;
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foretaste
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a slight and partial experience, knowledge,
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Sedition
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any action, especially in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion.
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Temporizing
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to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
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Nonconformist
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a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought
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Capricious
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characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle
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Voracious
Definition
exceedingly eager or avid
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Acrimonious
Definition
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior,
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Exculpate
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to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
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Juxaposed
Definition
to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison orcontrast.
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Hedonist
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a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure andself-gratification.
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Sordid
Definition
morally ignoble or base; vile:
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Rationalize
Definition
to remove unreasonable elements from.
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Clandestine
Definition
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment,especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private orsurreptitious:
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Acquiesce
Definition
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree;consent:
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cogent
Definition
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
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lethargy
Definition
apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
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dearth
Definition
scarcity and dearness of food; famine.
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affinity
Definition
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
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affluence
Definition
abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.
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bounteous
Definition
giving or disposed to give freely;
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cacophony
Definition
harsh discordance of sound;
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wayward
Definition
turned or turning away from what is right or proper;
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multifaceted
Definition
having many aspects or phases:
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diaphanous
Definition
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
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diatribe
Definition
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism:
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homogeneity
Definition
composition from like parts,
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capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
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gaudiness
Definition
brilliantly or excessively showy
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heterodox
Definition
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology
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inauspicious
Definition
unpropitious, ill-timed, unpromising.
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narcissists
Definition
a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.
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susceptible
Definition
admitting or capable of some specified treatment
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tentative
Definition
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental:
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subterfuge
Definition
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
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exculpate
Definition
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
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incongruous
Definition
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:
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anachronistic
Definition
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
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unremitting
Definition
not slackening or abating; incessant
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anomaly
Definition
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
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enigma
Definition
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
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guile
Definition
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
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inundated
Definition
to flood; cover or overspread with water;
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banal
Definition
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
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cathartic
Definition
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
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eclectic
Definition
selecting or choosing from various sources.
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usurped
Definition
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right:
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perfunctory
Definition
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:
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dichotomy
Definition
division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups:
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ephemeral
Definition
anything short-lived, as certain insects.
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parochial
Definition
of or pertaining to a parish or parishes
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proclivity
Definition
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition:
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obstreperous
Definition
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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moribund
Definition
near death
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neophyte
Definition
a beginner or novice:
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submissive
Definition
inclined or ready to submit
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mollify
Definition
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
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alleviated
Definition
to make easier to endure; lessen
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prolific
Definition
producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful:
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misnomer
Definition
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
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intervene
Definition
to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
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