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Final Yellow Words on Wall
English 9 Vocabulary
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9th Grade
05/05/2011

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solvent
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financially stable
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taciturn
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quiet, uncommunicative
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contentious
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argumentative
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umbrage
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resentment
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complacent
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self-satisfied; not wanting to improve
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obsequious
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fawning attentiveness; being a servant
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diligent
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industrious; hardworking
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insidious
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spreading stealthily and harmfully;
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tedious
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long, dull, boring
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status quo
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the normal state of affairs
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trite
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overused; unoriginal; not fresh
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bedlam
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chaos, confusion
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surreptitious
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hiding or sneaking
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nebulous
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cloudy, unclear, obscure
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agnostic
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not sure if there is a God or not
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The_____________ girl wouldn't even speak to her doctor.
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taciturn
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After the bankruptcy the man was no longer ____________.
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solvent
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Wondering whether there is a God or not makes you a/an _______________.
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agnostic
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Philip was so ____________ that he even argued about the color of eggs.
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contentious
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The words on the board were ____________ because I was not wearing my glasses.
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nebulous
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I took _________________ at his remark about my health.
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umbrage
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The Navy seals were _____________ in their attempts to overthrow Bin laden.
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surreptitious
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The teacher was never satisfied and was always tweaking her tests; she was not ______________.
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complacent
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The girls were practically slaves to the movie star;their ______________ actions showed how they felt toward him.
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obsequious
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If you are ____________ about doing your homework, you will most likely get good grades.
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diligent
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The cancer snuck into his body in a/an _______________ manner.
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insidious
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The __________ speech lasted for two hours and five minutes.
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tedious
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If you want change, you must break the ___________________.
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status quo
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"Cute as a bug" is a ___________ expression .
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trite
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I didn't plan enough to do in my class, and _______________ was the result.
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bedlam
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