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10th Grade
03/01/2012
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Belligerent
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hostile
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Inept
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incompetent
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Throes
 Definition
a hard or painful struggle
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Underwrite
 Definition
to finance
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Vitreous
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glassy
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Admonish
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to scold
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Salient
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most important
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Quirk
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twist or curve
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Beguile
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to lead by deception
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Zealous
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excessively enthusiastic
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Flippant
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lacking proper respect or seriousness
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Exemplify
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to show or illustrate by example
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Inquisitive
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curious, asking a lot of questions
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Sublimate
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transform into a purer or more idealized form
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Vehement
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showing strong feeling
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Prognosis
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a forecast, usually related to one's health
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Nullify
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to make of no value
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Innovation
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a new idea, method, or device
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Magnanimous
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generous or forgiving towards a rival
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Figment
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something made-up or contrived
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