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10th Grade
02/06/2009
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Improvident
 Definition
unconcerned about future needs
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Haggard
 Definition
tired-looking
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Mirth
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laughter
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Prowess
 Definition
superior skill
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Imperious
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arrogant
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Emissary
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representative
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Interim
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temporary effect
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Capricious
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erratic
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Incipient
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developing
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Abomination
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something shameful
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Brusque
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abrupt
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Benevolent
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charitable
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Valediction
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saying goodbye
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Dynamism
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vigorous and forceful quality
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Arduous
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difficult and tiring
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Poignant
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painful
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Deft
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quick and skillful
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Harbinger
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an announcer
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Elusive
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hard to pin point
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Approbation
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approval
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Voluble
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twining
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Rend
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tear apart
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Lamentation
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express sadness
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Esoteric
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restricted, abstruse
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Requisite
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required
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Derisive
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mockingly scornful
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Callow
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young, inexperienced
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Miscreant
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infidel, wrong
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Taboo
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unacceptable
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Caste
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social class
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Dispensation
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religious system
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Smart
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be punished
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Bereaved
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deprived of loved one by death
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Prestige
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glamour
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Discordant
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sounding unpleasant, disagreeing
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Wan
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faint, indicative of low spirits
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Palavers
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conferences between different parties
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Sonorous
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resonant, producing sound
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Superfluous
 Definition
more than necessary, inessential
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