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English
10th Grade
01/20/2010

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accede
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to attain or assume an office (V)
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alienate
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to turn away; transfer or divert (V)
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Augment
Definition
to make larger (v)
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Brandish
Definition
a flourish or waving (v)
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coerce
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to compel by force (v)
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Comprise
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to include or contain (v)
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Converge
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to tend to meet in a point or line (v)
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Delete
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to strike out or remove (v)
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Deploy
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to arrange in a position of readiness (v)
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Disperse
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to drive or send off in various directions; scatter (v)
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Esteem
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to regard highly or favorably (v)
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Exhilarate
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to make cheerful or merry (v)
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Expunge
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to strike or blot out; erase (v)
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Extol
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to praise highly (v)
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Gape
Definition
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder (v)
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Harass
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to disturb persistently (v)
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Muse
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to think or meditate in silence (v)
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Perpetuate
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to preserve from extinction or oblivion (v)
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Redress
Definition
to dress again (v)
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Reiterate
Definition
to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively (v)
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Repose
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to lie or be at rest (v)
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Retrogress
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to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition (v)
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Scrutinize
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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention (v)
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Skulk
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to move in a stealthy manner (v)
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Sojourn
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a temporary stay (v)
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Adversary
Definition
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks (n)
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Artifice
Definition
a clever trick or stratagem (n)
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Attainment
Definition
something attained; a personal acquirement; achievement (n)
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Benefactor
Definition
a person who makes a bequest or endowment (n)
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Clemency
Definition
an act or deed showing mercy or leniency (n)
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Dearth
Definition
an inadequate supply (n)
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Demise
Definition
death or decease (n)
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Discrepancy
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an instance of difference or inconsistency (n)
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Duplicity
Definition
deceitfulness in speech or conduct (n)
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Fortitude
Definition
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously (n)
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Grimace
Definition
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc (n)
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Guise
Definition
general external appearance (n)
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holocaust
Definition
a great or complete devastation or destruction (n)
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impetus
Definition
a moving force; impulse; stimulus (n)
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intimidation
Definition
to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear (n)
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jeopardy
Definition
hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury (n)
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nostalgia
Definition
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time (n)
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panacea
Definition
a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all (n)
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Precedent
Definition
any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations (n)
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Quintessence
Definition
the pure and concentrated essence of a substance (n)
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temerity
Definition
reckless boldness; rashness (n)
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adroit
Definition
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body (a)
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ambidextrous
Definition
able to use both hands equally well (a)
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amicable
Definition
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable (a)
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averse
Definition
having a strong feeling of opposition (n)
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averse
Definition
having a strong feeling of opposition (a)
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belligerent
Definition
warlike; given to waging war (a)
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benevolent
Definition
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings (a)
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bereft
Definition
deprived (a)
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cursory
Definition
going rapidly over something (a)
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deft
Definition
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever (a)
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diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness (a)
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feasible
Definition
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished (a)
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impervious
Definition
not permitting penetration or passage (a)
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insidious
Definition
stealthily treacherous or deceitful (a)
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ironic
Definition
containing or exemplifying irony (a)
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meticulous
Definition
taking or showing extreme care about minute details (a)
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negligible
Definition
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded (a)
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opulent
Definition
wealthy, rich, or affluent (a)
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premeditated
Definition
done deliberately; planned in advance (a)
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pungent
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caustic, biting, or sharply expressive (a)
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punitive
Definition
serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment (a)
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scrupulous
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punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact (a)
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tentative
Definition
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental (a)
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tepid
Definition
moderately warm (a)
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unfeigned
Definition
not feigned; sincere; genuine (a)
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unkempt
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uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy (a)
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venal
Definition
willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe (a)
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venial
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excusable; trifling; minor (a)
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virulent
Definition
actively poisonous; intensely noxious (a)
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