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12th Grade
05/31/2012

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Tome
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n. a very large book
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Truculent
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adj. aggressively hostile; belligerent
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Tyro
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n. a beginner; a neophyte; a fledgling
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Upstart
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n. a rebel; an insurgent; a maverick
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Vaunt
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v. to brag or boast
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Venial
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adj. forgivable; pardonable
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Verisimilitude
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n. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
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Vestigial
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adj. extremely small
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Vignette
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n. a brief written description
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Visceral
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adj. relating to the abdomen; proceeding from instinct rather than intellect
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Vitiate
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v. to impair; to render ineffective
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Vitriolic
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adj. harsh, caustic, biting, cutting, incisive
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Watershed
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n. a defining moment; a turning point
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Waylay
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v. to ambush
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Windfall
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n. an unexpected gain or boon
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Xenophobic
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adj. unreasonably fearful of or hating anyone or anything foreign or strange
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Zenith
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n. high point; pinnacle; apex; acme
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Zephyr
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n. a light breeze
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Cogent
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adj. convincing, reasonable
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Didactic
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adj. intended to instruct; inclined to teach or lecture others too much
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Lucid
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adj. easily understood; clear
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Arbiter
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n. a judge who decides a disputed issue
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Exculpate
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v. to free from guilt or blame; to vindicate; to exonerate
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Incontrovertible
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adj. not able to be denied or disputed
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Substantiated
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adj. supported with proof or evidence; verified
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Despotic
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adj. exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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Imperious
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adj. arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Insipid
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adj. uninteresting; unchallenging
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Torpor
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n. laziness, inactivity, dullness
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Impinge
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v. hinder; interfere with
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Sanction (n.)
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n. an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
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Servile
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adj. submissive; like a servant
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Reclamation
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n. the act of making something useful again
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Ebullience
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n. intense enthusiasm
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Effusive
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adj. emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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Frenetic
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adj. wildly excited or active
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Gratuitous
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adj. given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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Sanction (v.)
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v. to give official approval or authorization
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Clandestine
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adj. secretive
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Disingenuous
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adj. not straightforward; crafty
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Surreptitiously
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adv. done by secretive means
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Wily
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adj. cunning
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Arbitrary
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adj. determined by impulse rather than reason
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Capricious
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adj. impulsive and unpredictable
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Equivocate
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v. to avoid making a definite statement
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Whimsical
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adj. subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
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Tenuous
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adj. having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
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Assiduous
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adj. hard-working
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Maverick
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n. one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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Obdurate
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adj. stubborn; inflexible
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