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Mid-Term Studying: Vocab
Vocab From the First Semester
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English
9th Grade
01/20/2008
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INCITING
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URGENT, SET IN MOTION
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MALICIOUS
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MEAN, SPITEFUL
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CONTRITION
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SINCERE REMORSE, APOLOGY
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FORMIDABLE
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FORCEFUL, CAUSING FEAR
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RAVAGE
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DESTROY
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PROFUSION
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ABUNDANCE
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RESTITUTION
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RESTORE, REPAY
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ADVERSITY
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MISFOURTUNE
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ADVERSARY
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OPPONENT, ENEMY
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RANCOR
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BITTER, ILL-WILL, HATERED
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ABOMINABLE
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UNPLESANT, DEPLORABLE
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ARDOR
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DEVOTION, SENTIMENT
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TUMULT
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VIOLENT COMMOTION
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AVAILS
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TO BE OF USE
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TREMULOUS
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TREMLING, SHAKING
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ALOOF
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DISINTERESTED
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CANDOR
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HONEST, TRUTHFUL, SINCERE
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REVELRY
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MERRYMAKING, FESTIVITY
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GLOWERED
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GLARE ANGRILY, SCOWL
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LAVISHED
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BESTOWED, SHOWERED
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PLIANT
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FLEXIBLE, BENDABLE
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ADORN
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DECORATE, ADD BEAUTY TO
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DISDAINFUL
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SCORNFUL, DESPISE
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NONCOMMITAL
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NOT COMMIT, DONT TAKE A STAND
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PROSAIC
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ORDINARY, DULL
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ENUNCIATE
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PRONOUNCE CLEARLY
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ODYSSEY
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JOURNEY, ADVENTURE
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RAMPARTS
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A FORT, DEFENSE
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SCOURGE
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PUNISHMENT, INFLICT SUFFERING
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SUPPLICATION
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BEG, PLEAD
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STIFLED  
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CRUSH, SUPPRESS, SMOTHER
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INCANTATION
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CHANT
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LITANY
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PRAYER
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POLTHEISM
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BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD
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EMBODIES
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INCORPERATE,. INCLUDE
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ARID
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DRY
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FUTILE
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USELESS, UNIMPORTANT
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IMPOVERISHED
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POOR, POVERTY
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CLARITY
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CLEAR
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POIGNANTLY
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APPEAL TO EMOTIONS
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DISARMING
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TAKE AWAY REMOVING FEARS
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POTRUDING  
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STICKING OUT
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IMPRUDENT
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UNWISE, FOOLISH
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IMPULSE
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SUDDEN URGE TO DO SOMETHING
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SURMOUNTED
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OVERCAME
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UNRUFFLED
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CALM
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INVARIABLY
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WITHOUT CHANGING
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DIVERTING
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DISTRACTING
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PROLONGED
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EXTENDED, LONGER TIME
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RECEDING
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BECOMING MORE DISTANT
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INAUGURATING
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INSTALLATION; BEGIN
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DILAPIDATED
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RUN-DOWN
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PARAPHERNALIA
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MATERIALS, SUPPLIES
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SACRILEGIOUS
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SACRED, RELIGIOUS
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CARNAGE
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MASSACRE
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DISPOSITION
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ATTITUDE
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SUFFUSE
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SPREAD OUT
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EXHILARATES
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EXCITES
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PLACIDLY
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CALMLY
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