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GP Lit vocab test #5
words 31-40. Test Fri. 3/6
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English
9th Grade
02/27/2009

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exemplary
Definition
outstanding, an example to others (adj)
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extenuating
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axcusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors (adj)
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florid
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red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate (adj)
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fortuitous
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happening by luck, fortunate (adj)
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frugal
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thrifty, cheap (adj)
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hackneyed
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cliched, worn out by overuse (adj)
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haughty
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arrogant and condescending (adj)
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hedonist
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person who pursues pleasure as a goal (n)
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hypothosis
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assumption, theory requiring proof (n)
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impetuous
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rash, impulsive, acting without thinking (adj)
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