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10th Grade
02/25/2008
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infuse (v)
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to inject
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quid pro quo (n)
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a mutually beneficial exchange
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gluttonous (adj)
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insatiable in appetite
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portly (adj)
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fat, chubby, round
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surfeit (n)
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an excess, a surplus, an overabundance
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gourmand (n)
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one who likes eating and drinking
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noisome (adj)
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foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
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noxious (adj)
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harmful, toxic
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baleful (adj)
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harmful, threatening
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odious (adj)
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meriting strong displeasure
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toothsome (adj)
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delicious, luscious
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pungent (adj)
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having a sharp, strong quality, especially related to smell
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putrid (adj)
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rotten, rancid, foul
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rancid (adj)
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rotten, spoiled, disguisting in smell or taste
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forsake (v)
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to abandon, forget
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somnolent (adj)
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sleepy
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vivacious (adj)
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lively, spirited, full of life
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abbreviate (v)
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top shorten, reduce
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aphorism (n)
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a short saying
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abridge (v)
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to shorten, cut down
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pellucid (adj)
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clear
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acumen (n)
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keen insight
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maxim (n)
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a common saying of advice or virtue
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dutiful (adj)
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obedient, compliant
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captivate (v)
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to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
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abduct (v)
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to kidnap
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henchman (n)
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a trusted follower, goon
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stagnate (v)
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to be idle, to be still
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stagnant (adj)
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still, not flowing
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torpid (adj)
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lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
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doppelganger (n)
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a ghostly double of a living person
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mimic (v)
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to imitate, to copy
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excursion (n)
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a trip, an outing
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tortuous (adj)
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winding, twisted
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surmise (v)
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to guess, infer, suppose
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espouse (v)
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to support, or to marry
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matrimony (n)
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marriage
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laudatory (adj)
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admiring, praising
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euphoric (adj)
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elated, overjoyed
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gay (adj)
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happy
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ruse (n)
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a trick
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cavort (v)
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to frolic, leap, prance
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carouse (v)
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to revel, to party
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buffet (v)
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to strike, to pound
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bourgeois (adj)
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middle class
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lavish (adj)
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extrovagant
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buffet (n)
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a spread of food involving choices
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bloated (adj)
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swollen, bigger than desired
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lethargic (adj)
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sluggish, weary, apathetic
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corpulent (adj)
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very fat
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