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9th Grade
11/21/2010
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Baffle (v)
 Definition
Bewilder, fill with confusion, puzzle, frustrate.
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Cinema (n)
 Definition
Movies, motion-picture industry
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Cinematography (n)
 Definition
Art of making motion pictures
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Despise (v)
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Look down on with contempt or disgust, loath
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Ebullient (adj)
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Overflowing with enthusiasm, exuberant, vivacious
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Exaggerate (v)
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Overstate, go beyond the limits of the actual truth.
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Exhort (v)
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Arouse by words, urge
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Expertise (n)
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Specialized skill or technical knowledge, expertness.
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Finicky (adj)
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Excessively concerned with details, fussy, particular
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Gall (v)
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Make sore, irritate mentally, annoy
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Gall (n)
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“The nerve"
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Inane (adj)
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Lacking significance or sense, pointless
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Inanity (n)
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Foolishness, shallowness
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Indemnify (v)
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Reimburse
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Occident (n)
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West, countries of America and Europe (ant. Orient)
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Peruse (v)
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Read, study
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Perusal (n)
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Reading, Study
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Scuffle (v)
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Struggle, wrestle
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Spurn (v)
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Reject
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Stipend (n)
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Salary
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Surveillance (n)
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Close watch over, supervision
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Tepid (adj)
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Moderately warm, lukewarm
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Tepidly (adv)
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Unenthusiastically
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Wager (v)
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Gamble, bet
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Wager (n)
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Bet
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Wane (v)
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Dwindle, Decline, Sink
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Abhorrent (adj)
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In conflict, loathsome
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Admonish (v)
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To warn
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Ambrosial (adj)
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Extremely pleasing to taste or smell, heavenly
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Confine (v)
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Imprison, keep in cramped quarters
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Decade (n)
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Period of 10 years.
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Detonate (v)
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Cause something to explode
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Detonation (n)
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Explosion
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Ephemeral (adj)
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Lasting one day only, short-lived
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Gullible (adj)
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Easily deceived or cheated
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Gull (v)
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Deceive
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Haggle (v)
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Bargain
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Immerse (v)
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1. Plunge into a liquid
2. Absorb
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Immersion (n)
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State of being deeply engrossed
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Insomnia (n)
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Inability to sleep, sleeplessness.
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Lapse (n)
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1. Error, accidental mistake.
2. Interval
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Lapse (v)
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Become invalid.
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Probe (n)
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Investigation.
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Prober (n)
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Investigator
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Render (v)
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Deliver as a verdict, give
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Rendering (n)
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Presentation, interpretation
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Repast (n)
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Meal
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Replenish (v)
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Refill
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Score (n)
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Group of twenty.
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Snub (n)
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Insult
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Suture (n)
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Medical stitching.
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Unwittingly (adv)
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Unintentionally, by accident.
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