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11th Grade
02/28/2008
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embellish
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to decorate or adorn
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jejune
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not interesting or satisfying
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paean
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song of praise
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disparage
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to belittle
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cursory
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hasty
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dubious
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doubtful
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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edify
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to enlighten
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enigma
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something that is puzzling
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epitome
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the perfect example of an entire class or type
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity of
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fickle
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capricious (unpredictable), changeable
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fortuitous
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happening by a lucky chance
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garrulous
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chatty
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hackneyed
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worn out by use, banal, trite
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histrionic
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theatrical
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harbinger
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a forerunner; an indication of what is to come
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiar trait or form of behavior
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languid
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sluggish or listless
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected, not reformable, delinquent
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jocular
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fun-loving, jolly
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latent
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hidden, not apparent
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lucid
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having full use of one’s mental faculties; clear
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malevolent
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malicious or spiteful
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manacle
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handcuff
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morose
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gloomy or melancholy
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imperial
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royal
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imminent
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impending, near at hand
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eminent
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prominent or notable
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knell
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tolling of a bell
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oblige
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to make indebted or grateful
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proximity
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degree of closeness
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manifest
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apparent; clear
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indigent
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poor
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lethargy
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sluggishness
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tempest
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a storm
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lurid
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gruesome; stressing violence or sensationalism
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental
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homage
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honor or tribute
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imperious
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domineering
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assail
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to attack
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jettison
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to throw overboard
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kinetic
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producing motion
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lackey
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a servile attendant
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legacy
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anything received by an ancestor, predecessor, or previous era
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malediction
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curse
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
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miser
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someone who is parsimonious
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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indolent
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idle; disinclined to work
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innocuous
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harmless
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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mercenary
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motivated solely by money or gain
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lithe
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flexible, supple
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meander
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to wander aimlessly
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missive
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letter
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nebulous
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vague
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hubris
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pride, arrogance, or excessive self-conceit
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apostrophe
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the addressing of an absent person
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ostracize
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to banish disgracefully
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obsequious
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slavishly attendant; servile
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mettle
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courage or spirit
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inundate
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to floor or overwhelm
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interment
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burial
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miscreant
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villain
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mollify
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to soften or appease
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lugubrious
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mournful
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misnomer
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wrong name; incorrect designation
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luminary
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shining light or star; person of brilliant achievements
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nadir
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lowest point
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numismatist
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coin collector
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obdurate
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stubborn
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repose
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rest
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pallid
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pale
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paramount
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supreme
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