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English
12th Grade
09/10/2015

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benign
Definition
showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness

not harmful, harmless
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caustic
Definition
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

toxic, harmful
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confine
Definition
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict; to keep shut in

conceal, boxed in, solitary,alone
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conjure
Definition
to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell; to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic

call upon, supernatural
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elicit
Definition
to draw or bring out or fourth; evoke

pull something out of someone
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expeditiously
Definition
characterized by promptness

processed quickly
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fiasco
Definition
a complete and ignominious failure

crazy
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illicitly
Definition
not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

illegal, not allowed
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muster
Definition
to gather, summon, rouse

getting energy, gathering up energy
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nebulous
Definition
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy or cloud-like
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obscure
Definition
not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive; not easily seen, heard

hidden blocked
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pastoral
Definition
pertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic.

country side
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penultimately
Definition
next to last

second to last
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posthumously
Definition
arising, occurring, or continuing after ones death

after death
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prototype
Definition
the original or model on which something is based or formed

template
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provoke
Definition
to stir up, arouse, or call fourth

instigate
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rebuke
Definition
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand

scold
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replica
Definition
any close or exact copy of reproduction

very good copy
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repress
Definition
to keep down or suppress

hold back
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smother
Definition
to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing

asphyxiate
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subdue
Definition
to overpower by superior force; overcome

repress control
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surreal
Definition
having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal

unbelievable
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