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Into Thin Air
Vocab. from Into Thin Air
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English
12th Grade
04/26/2012

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excruciating
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causing great pain or anguish; very intense or extreme
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deteriorate
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to become impaired (reduced) in quality, functioning, or condition
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summit
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the highest point; the peak
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innocuous
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harmless
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abrupt
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suddenly and without warning; unexpected; lacking in smoothness or continuity
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immaculate
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flawless; spotlessly clean
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ascend
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to go or move upward
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terrain
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geographic area; a piece of land or ground; the physical features of a tract of land
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denigrate
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to attack the reputation of; to deny the importance or validity
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insurmountable
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incapable of being overcome or climbed
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inept
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incompetent
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precarious
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characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens with danger
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abate
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to reduce in degree or intensity
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colleague
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an associate in a profession
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abyss
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an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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formidable
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causing fear, dread, or apprehension; inspiring awe or wonder
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tangible
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capable of being perceived, esp. through touch
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aesthetic
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artistic; attractive; pleasing to the senses
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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attribute
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to explain by indicating a cause
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ample
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generous or more than enough
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hazardous
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involving or exposing one to risk
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exquisite
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perfectly, beautifully, delicately or elaborately made
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coax
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to influence or gently urge
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engender
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to cause or produce
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