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Mrs. Kline vocab unit 1-2
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9th Grade
09/09/2013
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profusely
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abundantly
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boisterous
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loud and noisy
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jovial
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a good cheer, merry and jolly
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paraphernalia
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materials used in a activity
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perfunctory
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done in a routinely way with no care
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interminably
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to seem without an end
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petulantly
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irritable or ill tempered
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defiantly
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rebellious
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preclude
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to prevent, to shut out
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retribution
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revenge, paback
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accost
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to greet aggressively
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afflicted
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diseased, troubled
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explicit

 

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clear specific
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recoil
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to draw back, stagger back
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termination
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to end
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subside
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settle down
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impunity
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freedin from consequences
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immolation
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destruction
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virtuoso
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being skilled in a field
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palpable
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able to feel or touch
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indolent
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lazy
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bizarre
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odd or weird
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Naïve
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innocent, or unsophisticated
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scruples
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bad feelings about someones values or ethics
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blandly
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to talk or do something in a soothing manner
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grotesque
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have a strange or bizarre design
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futile

 

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hopeless
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palatial
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palace like, luxurious
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satire
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to use humor or irony to critize people
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bore
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to make a hole on something
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doozy
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something unique or outstanding
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vigilance
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to keep watch of somthing or someone
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luminous
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glowing with health
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grackle
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a songbird with shiny black plummage
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consternation
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to have anxiety or dismay because of someting unexpected
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