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9th Grade
09/25/2007
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prolonged v.
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extended
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receding v.
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becoming more distant
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disarming adj.
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removing or lessening suspicions of fear
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imprudent adj.
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unwise
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surmounted v.
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overcome
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unruffled adj.
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calm; not disturbed
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invariably adv.
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always; without changing
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diverting adj.
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entertaining
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impulse n.
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sudden desire to do something
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protruding v.
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sticking out
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incessantly adv.
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constantly; continually
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disconsolate adj.
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causing sadness or depression; also very unhappy
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vexation n.
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disturbance; distress
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pauper n.
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very poor person
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adulation n.
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intense or excessive admiration or praise
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aghast adj.
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terrified; horrified
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privations n.
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hardships; lack of the things needed for a happy, healthy life
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exorbitant adj.
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much too high in price or amount
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precluded v.
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made impossible in advance; prevented
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impunity n.
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freddom from punishment or harm
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retribution n.
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punishment
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immolation n.
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destruction
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connoisseurship n.
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expert knowledge
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impose v.
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moving backwards, as in fear
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endeavored v.
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tried
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obstinate adj.
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stubborn
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successior n.
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series
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beleaguered v.
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surrounded and under attack
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ascetic adj.
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severe; self disciplined
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fanatic n.
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person whose extreme devotion to a cause is excessive or unreasonable
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ruse n.
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trick
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silhouetted v.
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outlined
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remorse n.
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deep guilt
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instigates v.
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urges on to some action, usually negative, or sets something in motion, here gives rise to
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agile adj.
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moving with ease
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depreciate v.
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make something seem less important; lower the value of
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cascade n.
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waterfall
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ransaking v.
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searching thoroughly
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discreet adj.
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showing good judgement in what one says or does; especially being silent or careful
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scrutiny n.
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close inspection
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nimble adj.
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quickly moving
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coveted v.
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longed for
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singed v.
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slightly burned
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sullenly adj.
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resentfully; gloomily
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imminent adj.
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near; about to happen
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iridescent adj.
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rainbow-like; displaying a shifting rage of colors
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serene adj.
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peaceful; calm
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infallibility n.
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inability to make a mistake
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blighted v.
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suffering from conditions that prevernt or destroy growth
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doggedness n.
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stubbornness; persistence
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reiterated v.
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repeated
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precariously adv.
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unsteadily; insecurely
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precariously adv.
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unsteadily; insecurely
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mar v.
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damage; spoil
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