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12th Grade
05/04/2009
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Surreptitious
 Definition
secretive
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Sycophant
 Definition
someone who pleases to gain favors
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Empathetic
 Definition
understanding another' feeling
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Sublimity
 Definition
nobility in thought, feeling, or style
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Profundity
 Definition
hard-to-understand wisdom
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Admonition
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cautionary advice of something imminent
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Eulogy
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praise for the recent deceased
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Parable
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fable; short moral story
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Reminiscence
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mental impression recalled from the past
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Pristine
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free from contamination
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Animism
 Definition
all living things have a soul
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Orthodox
 Definition
accepted views
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Pious
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showing reverence for deity
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Salient
 Definition
outstanding
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Provinciality
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lack of sophistication
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Perfunctory
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not thorough
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Austere
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severely simple
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Mundane
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everyday routine
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Derisive
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abusing vocally
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Somnolence
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sleepy state
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