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12th Grade
05/04/2009

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matriculate
Definition
to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university; to enroll as a student
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ensue
Definition
to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession; to follow as a consequence; result
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plausible
Definition
having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable; well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust
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visage
Definition
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance; aspect; appearance
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innocuous
Definition
not harmful or injurious; harmless, not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive, not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid
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precocious
Definition
unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development; prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
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entreaty
Definition
earnest request or petition; supplication
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copious
Definition
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful, exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words
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variant
Definition
tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying; not agreeing or conforming; differing, esp. from something of the same general kind
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moratorium
Definition
a suspension of activity; a legally authorized period to delay payment of money due or the performance of some other legal obligation, as in an emergency; an authorized period of delay or waiting
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purloin
Definition
to take dishonestly; steal; to commit theft
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discourse
Definition
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation; a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
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unwieldy
Definition
not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, weight; awkward
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inverse
Definition
reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency; (in mathematics)A. of a proportion: containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another. B: of, or pertaining to an inverse function
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spatial
Definition
pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space; existing or occuring in space; having extension in space
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