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English Semester 1
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9th Grade
12/14/2010
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imminent
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near
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doggedness
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stubborn
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reiterated
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repeated
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infallibility
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inability to make a mistake
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precariously
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unsteadily
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incessantly
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continually
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disconsolate
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very unhappy
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pauper
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very poor person
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privations
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hardships
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exorbitant
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much to high in amount or price
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palpable 
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easily felt or touched
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indolently
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lazily
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disarming
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loss of suspicions or fear
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amenities
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comforts
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imprudent
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unwise
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scruples
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doubt or guilt about suggested action
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solicitously 
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in a concerned manner
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opiate
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soothes or calms
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deplorable
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regrettable
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precariously
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unsteadily
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antagonized
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cause hostility or action
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malevolent
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evil
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indigenous 
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native
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inevitable
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forthcoming
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malignant
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showing hatred 
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dispelled
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make ( a doubt, feeling, or belief ) disappear
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persevered
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continue with little or no prospect of success
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elusive
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difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 
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commence
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begin
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adjacent
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next to
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eccentric
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unconventional and slightly deranged
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pensive
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deep in thought
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predicament
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dilemma
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complacently
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in a self-satisfied way
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allegedly
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supposedly
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cynical 
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distrusting of human nature
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erratic
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unpredictable, spastic 
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fanatical
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overly enthusiastic
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ominous
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menacing, threatening
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lament
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wail or cry
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alter ego
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the other i
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caveat emptor
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buyer beware
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status quo
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existing condition, the norm
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et cetera
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and other things, and so forth
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mea culpa
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my mistake
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per se
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by itself
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verbatim 
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word for word
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ad hoc
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for this purpose
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RSVP
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respondez, sil vous plait
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circa
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around or approximately
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bona fide
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make in good faith without fraud or deceit
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quid pro quo 
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something received in exchange for something else
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carpe diem
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seize the day
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vice versa
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the other way around
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ex post facto
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after the fact
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habeas corpus
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you have the body
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per diem 
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per day
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in lieu
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instead of
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