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lesson 4
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10th Grade
10/11/2012
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aesthetic
 Definition
a sensation or feeling
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aloof
 Definition
relaxed or goofy
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archaic
 Definition
marked by characteristics of an earlier period
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assuage
 Definition
to make milder
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belie
 Definition
misrepresent
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contentious
 Definition
tending to arguement or strife
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daunt
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to overcome with fear
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debilitate
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to make weak or feeble
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discord
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lack of harmony or chaos
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dissemination
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the act of spreading widely
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dogmatic
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asserting options in an arrogant manner
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duplicity
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an act of deceitfulness
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egocentric
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having little or no regard for anybody but thyself
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euphenism
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the substitution of a mild expression
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gluttonous
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greedy or insatiable
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mundane
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pertaining to this world
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ominous
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portending evil or harm
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petulance
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a impatient action or form of speech
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pompous
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ostentatious display of dignity
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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slothful
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lazily or sluggishly
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trivia
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unimportant things
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verbose
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use of many or too many words
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virulent
 Definition
actively poisonous
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