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English
10th Grade
04/29/2009

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meticulous
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adj. very careful; fussy; finicky
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conscientious
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adj. relating to doing what one knows is right
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exacting
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adj. requiring a great deal of care or effort; painstaking
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wary
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adj. cautious or careful
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vigilant
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adj. carefully alert and watchful
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obtuse
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adj. not quick or alert; lacking intelligence
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abstruse
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adj. deep, profound, esoteric
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abstruse
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obscure
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adj. ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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intimidate
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v. to fill with fear
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intimate
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v. suggest
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founder
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v. to fail completely, sink
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flounder
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v. blunder, bumble, fumble, stumble
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paramount
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adj. dominant, primary, most important
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tantamount
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adj. equal, even, identical
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itinerant
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adj. wandering about; tending to move around (travel)
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nomadic
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adj. wandering
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transient
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adj. lasting for only a short period of time; temporary
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evanescent
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adj. vanishing quickly; fleeting
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volatile
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adj. explosive or changing very quickly
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hamper
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v. to restrict the activity of
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intrepid
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adj. brave, bold, courageous, gallant, fearless
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rigor
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n. strictness, severity, or harshness
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thrive
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v. to prosper, be fortunate, or successful
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whimsical
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adj. given to whimshy or fanciful notions
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