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10th Grade
11/22/2009
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fortify
 Definition
to strengthen
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dictate
 Definition
to pronounce, command, prescribe
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diminutive
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minature, small
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goad
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to urge, provoke into action
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lachrymose
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tearful
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obsequious
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submissive
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laud
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to applaud or praise
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer
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officious
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offering unwanted help or service
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abide
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to put up with; tolerate
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punctilious
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eager to follow rules
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propriety
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decency, state of being proper
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amble
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to stroll; walk
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scurrilous
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crude, vulgar
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inimical
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hostile, threatening
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trek
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to walk, tavel by foot
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malevolent
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having intent to harm others
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truculent
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eager to fight, violent
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pugnacious
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belligerent; warlike
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belligerent
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contentious, ready to fight
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accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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invecive
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a verbal attack
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timorous
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fearful, timid
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circumspect
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cautious
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prudent
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cautious, careful
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nefarious
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horribly villaious
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petulance
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irritability, impoliteness
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repediate
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to reject, turn down
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accede
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to agree
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accommodating
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obliging, helpful
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