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9th Grade
02/21/2011
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askew
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out of line; messed up
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gamut
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the whole range or series
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adulation
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admiration or flattery
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privation
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an instance of depriving
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incessantly
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continuing without interruption
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aghast
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struck with terror; amazement
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disconsolate
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cheerles
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pauper
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penniless
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prospects
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outlook, a view or consideration
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vexation
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harrassing, irritating
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abscond
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escape
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aperture
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hole, opening
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immolation
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killed or offered as a sacrifice, especially y burning
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preclude
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prevent something from happening
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repose
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resting
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impunity
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not punished
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subside
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become less intense or violent or severe
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termination
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end point
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amenity
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useful features
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cultivated
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refined or well-educated
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droll
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amusing in a strange way
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quarry
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an animal being hunted
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solicitously
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showing an interest or concern
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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condone
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accept or forgive a perceived wrong behavior
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disarming
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take away suspicions or hostility
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imperative
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of vital importance
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scruple
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moral or proper
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tangible
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touchable
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