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Mrs. Kline Vocab 5 2013/14
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9th Grade
11/14/2013
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Alleged
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Asserted without proof
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Taciturn
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reserved, shy
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vapid
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not lively; without spirit, life or flavor
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repertoire
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a list of dramas, operas, pieces of parts that a person or company is prepared to perform
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malevolent
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wishing evil to happen to others
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culprit
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one accused of or arraigned for a crime
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predilection
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prefence
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foray
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attack
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condescended
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assumed an air of superiority
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illicitly
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done without permission
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indigenous
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originating in a particular region, country or species
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entailment
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the restriction of property by limiting the inheritance to the owner's linear descendants or to a particular class
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vexations
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irritations; annoyances
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contemptuous
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irritable
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contentious
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like to argue
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fractious
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breaks rules
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disapprobation
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the state of being disapproved
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auspicious
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with signs of success
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arbitrate
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to give a decision in a dispute
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mortifying
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shameful, embarrassing
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gothic
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of relating to the middle ages
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tacit
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not speaking
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asinine
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stupid, silly
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ramshackle
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about to fall apart
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desolate
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deserted
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ascertaining
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discovering with certainty, as through experimentation or examination
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unfathomable
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unable to be measured or understood
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aberrations
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deviation
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perpetrated
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committed; responsible
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hermaphrodite
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a being that has both attributes of a male and female; combination
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adjacent
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close to; next to
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perplexity
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the state of being confused or bewildered
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inordinately
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more than needed
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ingenuous
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innocent
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analogous
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showing a likeness which permits one to draw an analogy
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wary
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cautious
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guilelessness
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niavete
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obstreperous
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noisy
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invective
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mean comment
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vehemently
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passionately
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