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12th Grade
01/20/2014

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assignation
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a meeting between lovers
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decadent
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declining; decaying
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succinct
concise
terse
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clearly expressed in few words
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verbose
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using an excessive amount of words; wordy
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aspiration
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a great ambition or goal
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concupiscence
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sexual desire; lust
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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euthanasia
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a mercy killing
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exemplify
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to make an example
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perestroika
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restructure
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glasnost
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openness
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred or holy
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penchant
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strong inclination; a continued liking
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impinge
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to encroach or trespass; collide or strike
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exorbitant
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out of all bounds, extravagant
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ad hoc
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for a specific purpose or particular thing
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antiquated
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so old as to be no longer useful
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behest
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an order, command, or request
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anti-Semitic
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concerning prejudice against Jews
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inure
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to make used to something undesirable by prolonged subjection
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misnomer
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a name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person, object or place
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mischievous
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causing mischief; playful; teasing
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misconstrue
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to mistake the meaning of, misinterpret
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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supersede
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to take the place of; replace
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mosque
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a Moslem's place of worship
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ingenuous
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without sophistication or worldliness; artless
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transgression
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the violation of a law, rule, command or duty
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caterwaul
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to cry or screech like a cta in heat
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discreet
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having or showing a careful reserve in one's speech or behavior
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gape
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to stare wonderingly, especially with the mouth open
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gawk
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to gape stupidly
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petulant
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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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catharsis
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a figurative cleaning of the emotions
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circumspect
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heedful of circumstances or consequences
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bovine
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of, pertaining to, or resembling an ox
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salient
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projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface
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puissant
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powerful; mighty; potent
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retinue
entourage
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the official followers of a person of rank
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gait
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a way of moving on foot; a particular way of walking
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reprove
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to rebuke for a fault or misdeed; scold
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bode
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to be an omen of
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philander
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to engage in love affairs frivolously; flirt
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deter
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to prevent or discourage someone from doing something
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inscrutable
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not able to be fathomed or understood
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multilateral
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involving more than two nations or sides
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supple
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moving or bending with agility; pliant; limber
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broach
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to begin to talk about
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hence
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for this reason; as a result; therefore
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gaunt
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thin and bony; angular
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ungainly
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without grace or ease of movement
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unwieldy
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difficult to carry or manage because of bulk or shape
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rile
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to vex anger or irritate
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abject
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of the most contemptible kind; wretched
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brandish
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to wave or display menacingly
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disarray
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a state of disorder; disarrangement; confusion
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raze
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to tear down or demolish; level to the ground
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inception
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the beginning of something
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ephemeral
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short-lived fleeting
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perplexity
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the state or condition of being puzzled
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penury
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extreme want or poverty
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extraneous
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not essential; superfluous
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undermine
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to weaken by wearing away a base or foundation
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entreat
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to ask someone for something earnestly
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squander
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to spend wastefully or extravagantly
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ravage
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to destroy or despoil
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robust
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vigorous;strong
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outset
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beginning, start; commencement
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unkempt
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disheveled; messy, uncombed
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ornate
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excessively or elaborately decorated; rococo
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luxuriant
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growing abundantly, vigorously, lushly
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen
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mercenary
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motivated by a desire for monetary or material gain
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance; primary; foremost
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vestige
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a visible trace or evidence of something that has once existed but exists or appears no more
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vanguard
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the foremost position in a movement, trend, army or fleet
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately conspicuous; notorious; shocking
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jeer
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to speak or shout derisively; to mock; to abuse openly; to taunt
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thwart
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to prevent from taking place
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prophet
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a person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter
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oracle
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a place where prophecies are made
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rapt
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deeply absorbed; engrossed
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importunate
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stubbornly or unreasonably persistent in request or demand
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repose
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the act of resting; a rest; calmness; tranquility
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folly
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foolishness
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prate
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to talk idly and at great length; chatter
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rebuke
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to criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand
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pernicious
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deadly
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reconcile
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to settle any sort of disagreement
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thine
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yours
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laudable
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praiseworthy, commendable
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corporal
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of the body; bodily
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avaricious
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greedy
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deference
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courteous yielding to the opinion or wishes of another
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harangue
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to make a long, pompous speech
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atrophy
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to waste away; to whither
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coy
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pretending shyness or modesty
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imply
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to express indirectly
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infer
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to make an educated guess as to someone's meaning
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incessant
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unceasing; unending
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vertigo
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a sensation of dizziness
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antithetical
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opposite; directly contrasting
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