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Lesson 11
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English
10th Grade
04/12/2009

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vicissitude
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[n.] upheval; natural change; change in fortune
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propensity
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[n.] a natural inclination or tendancy
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insolent
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[adj.] arrogant; insulting
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requisite
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[adj.] required; necessary
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avarice
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[n.] greed; excessive love of riches
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continguous
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[adj.] side by side; adjoining
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malaise
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[n.] a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
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querulous
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[adj.] complaining; grumbling; whining
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rancor
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[n.] bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
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exacerbate
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[v.] to make worse
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pend/pens
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to hang, to weigh, to pay: depend, expend, stipend, pendulum
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tend/tens/tent/tenu
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to stretch, to thin: tension, extend, tendon, tent
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duc/duct
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to lead: conduct, abduct, ductile, induct
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