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10th Grade
09/18/2007
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Languid
 Definition
without energy
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cynical
 Definition
distrusful of human nature, sarcastic
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haven
 Definition
place sought for rest/shelter/ protection
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droll
 Definition
oddly amusing
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Earnest
 Definition
serious and solemn
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pretense
 Definition
insincere or feigned behavior
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Exasperation
 Definition
to make angry, annoy
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Vexation
 Definition
provoked, annoyance, anxiety distress
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Jalopy
 Definition
old car
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opaque
 Definition
not transparent or transluscent
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sullen
 Definition
cloudy and dull
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Amiable
 Definition
friendly and pleaseant
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Melancholy
 Definition
pensive sadness
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incredulous
 Definition
unwilling to believe
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Intersperse
 Definition
put here and there
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Lilt
 Definition
variation in voice pitch
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Lilt
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variation in voice pitch
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Incantation
 Definition
set of words chanted or spoken
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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Compulsory
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forced, nessesary
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Sadist
 Definition
someone who takes pleasure in pain
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Falsetto
 Definition
high singing method mostly used by males
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Concieted
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too proud, creatively witty
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monotonous
 Definition
repetitous and uninteresting
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psychoanalyze
 Definition
treat patients with psychosianylyze
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Halitosis
 Definition
bad breath
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Unscrupulous
 Definition
not restrained with moral or ethical principals
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Pacifist
 Definition
someone who doesnt belive in violence
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