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English
9th Grade
01/07/2010

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recumbent
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lying down; reclining ; leaning
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morosely
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in a gloomy or sullenly ill-humored manner; sulkily
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lumbered
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to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk
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brusquely
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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imperiously
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing; with the manner of a dictator
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dejected
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depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited
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mollified
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
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pugnacious
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
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gingerly
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with great care oir caution; warily
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derogatory
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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
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archly
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in a mischievous or roguish manner
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complacent
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pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
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derision
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ridicule; mockery
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reprehensible
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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bemused
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bewildered or confused
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wryly
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produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features
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apprehension
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anticipation of advesrsity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil
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contemptuously
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in a disdainful or scornful manner
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averted
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to turn away or aside
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appraised
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to estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge
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sniveled
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to weep or cry with sniffling
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monotonous
Definition
lacking in variety; tediously unvarying
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valor
Definition
boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery
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minion
Definition
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power
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contend
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to strive in rivalry; compete
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surmise
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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess
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harbinger
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
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compunctious
Definition
causing or feeling compunction; regretful
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trammel
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to catch or entangle in or as in a net
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largesse
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generous bestowal of gifts
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surfeited
Definition
to feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust
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equivocator
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
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sacrilegious
Definition
grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred
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temperate
Definition
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.
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verities
Definition
something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement
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dauntless
Definition
not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
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incensed
Definition
to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage
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exasperate
Definition
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
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antic
Definition
fantastic; odd; grotesque
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judicious
Definition
having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised
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dolor
Definition
sorrow; grief
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redress
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to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries,etc.)
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avaricious
Definition
characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous
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hoodwink
Definition
to deceive or trick
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interdiction
Definition
to forbid or debar, esp. authoritatively
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assay
Definition
a sbustance undergoing analysis or trial
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perturbation
Definition
mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation
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nuptial
Definition
of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony
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abjure
Definition
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors
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austerity
Definition
austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness
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extenuate
Definition
to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious
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visage
Definition
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance
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beguiled
Definition
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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lamentable
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regrettable; unfortunate
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perjured
Definition
to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a flase statement under oath or solemn affirmation
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condole
Definition
to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually folowed by with)
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progeny
Definition
a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal
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adamant
Definition
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
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derision
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ridicule, mockery
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recompense
Definition
compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.
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enamored
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to inspire with love; captivate
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recreant
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an apostate, traitor, or renegade
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amiable
Definition
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal quality; affable
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upbraid
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to find fault with or reproach severely; censure
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mirth
Definition
amusement or laughter
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audacious
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
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broached
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to bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate; to announce
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dote
Definition
to show excessive fondness or love
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discretion
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the quality of being discreet, esp. with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum
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gambol
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to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic
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filched
Definition
to take (something, esp. something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch
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leviathan
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any huge marine animal, as the whale; anything of immense size and power
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