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9th Grade
04/21/2009
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sureal
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strange
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articulate
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-expressing oneself clearly and easily
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muted
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-low weaker, less intense
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eddies
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-circular current
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subtle
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-not obvious
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eerie
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mysterious
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diffused
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spread out
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extrapolating
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-arriving at a conclusion by making inferences base on known facts.
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forbears
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ancestors
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rancor
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deep spite or bitter hate
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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pious
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-showing religious devotion
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aloofness
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-state of being distant or removed
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perplexes
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-confuses or makes hard to understand
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permeate
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spread or flow throughout
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epiphany
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moment of sudden understanding
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tumultuous
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greatly disturbed
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implications
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indirect indications
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poignant
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drawing forth pity or compassion
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legacy
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anything handed down from an ancestor
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enigma
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-puzzling or baffling matter; riddle
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condenscending
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-characterized by looking down on someone
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sentimental
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-excessively emotional
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genesis
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-origin
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rancor
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hatred
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immutable
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never changing
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