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Lesson 5
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11th Grade
01/12/2015
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acrimonious
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caustic
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ameliorate
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to make better, to relieve
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amenable
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open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion
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amorphous
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shapeless, having no definite form
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buoyant
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capable of floating; cheerful
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cajole
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to persuade with deliberate flattery
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calamity
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a serious event causing misfortune
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debase
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to reduce in dignity
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efface
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to erase, to wear away
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elucidate
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to make clear, to explain
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ephemeral
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lasting a short period of time
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ferocity
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savagery
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flourish
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to thrive, to grow well
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haughty
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arrogant, excessively proud or vain
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impervious
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incapable of being entered or penetrated
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inane
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lacking significance or meaning
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indolence
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laziness
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infallible
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incapable of error
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand, mysterious
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languid
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slow, sluggish, weak
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malice
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desire to harm others
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oblique
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slanting, indirect
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opulence
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wealth, affluence
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penitent
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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing
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perfunctory
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acting routinely with little interest or care
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