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Quack Final
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100
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9th Grade
05/11/2010
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Abash
 Definition
to embarrass
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Lacerate
 Definition
tear apart, mangle, maul
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Laconic
 Definition
not saying much, brief
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Exact
 Definition
to force, to extract
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Foible
 Definition
weakness, flaw, short coming in character
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Puissant
 Definition
powerful, mighty
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Uncouth
 Definition
crude, awkward
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Fetish
 Definition
obsessive attachment
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Phobia
 Definition
persistent illogical fear
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Masticate
 Definition
to chew
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Atrophy
 Definition
to wither away
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Malevolent
 Definition
wishing evil on others
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Meander
 Definition
to wander
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Apex
 Definition
Tip, Peak, Summit, Highest Point
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Nadir
 Definition
Lowest Point
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Disseminate
 Definition
to dispense objects, to distribute
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Emaciated
 Definition
to be thin or weak
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Tact
 Definition
Skill of dealing with people in difficult situations
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Harangue
 Definition
mean, nasty, angry speech
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Citadel
 Definition
fortress over looking a city
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Austere
 Definition
simple and plain, stern in manner
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Ornate
 Definition
excessive, elaborate
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Cerebral
 Definition
relating to the brain, intellectual in nature
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Incommodious
 Definition
lacking space, uncomfortable
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Noisome
 Definition
offensive, disgusting
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Cacophony
 Definition
harsh sound
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Veritable
 Definition
unquestionable, actual, true
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Verbatim
 Definition
word for word
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Concurrent
 Definition
happening at the same time
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Evade
 Definition
to elude or avoid, flee a pursuer
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Impede
 Definition
obstruct or interfere with, to delay
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Askew
 Definition
to one side, crooked
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Queue
 Definition
wait in line, a waiting line
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Accolade
 Definition
an award or honor
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Torrid
 Definition
intensely hot
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Trepidation
 Definition
fear, anxiety that makes you tremble
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Fraught
 Definition
teeming with, laden, full, causing emotional distress
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Temerity
 Definition
recklessness, wild, crazy
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Wane
 Definition
to gradually decrease
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Oust
 Definition
to eject, force out, banish
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Connoisseur
 Definition
expert, particularly in matters of art in taste
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Irascible
 Definition
easily angered, irritable
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Chimerical
 Definition
bizarre, far out
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Berate
 Definition
to scold severely
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Aghast
 Definition
horrified
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Asunder
 Definition
in separate parts
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Raze
 Definition
to tear down, demolish to the ground
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Coterie
 Definition
circle of friends or close associates
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Awry
 Definition
twisted, crooked, out of whack, askew
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Table
 Definition
to remove from consideration
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Harried
 Definition
to be troubled or bothered
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Milieu
 Definition
environment or surroundings
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Congenial
 Definition
pleasant to be around, social pleasant
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Boisterous
 Definition
rowdy
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Arduous
 Definition
hard, difficult, tiresome
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Vertigo
 Definition
the sensation of dizziness; a confused, disoriented state of mind
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Fallacious
 Definition
false, wrong, incorrect
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Impasse
 Definition
dead end
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Zeal
 Definition
enthusiasm
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Blighted
 Definition
ruined, destroyed, withered
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Vacillation
 Definition
to swing from one course of action to another
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Lassitude
 Definition
fatigue, weariness
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Garrulous
 Definition
very talkative
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Myriad
 Definition
extremely large number
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Noxious
 Definition
physically or mentally destructive
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Accost
 Definition
to approach and speak boldly, to demand
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Beatific
 Definition
displaying joy
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Nuance
 Definition
subtle variation in color, meaning or other quality
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Quagmire
 Definition
a difficult or precarious situation
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Somber
 Definition
dark, dull, gloomily
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Unawares
 Definition
unexpectedly, by surprise
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Suffrage
 Definition
right to vote
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Cloister
 Definition
secluded place
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Docile
 Definition
yielding to supervision
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Surfeit
 Definition
excessive amount
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Incongruous
 Definition
not appropriate
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Aloof
 Definition
distant, reserved in manner
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Harrowing
 Definition
distressing, disturbing or freighting
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Chronic
 Definition
happening for a long time
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Accentuate
 Definition
emphasize, to stress
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Egregious
 Definition
flagrant, extremely bad
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Respite
 Definition
period of rest
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Confute
 Definition
to prove wrong
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Tantamount
 Definition
of equal value or significance
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Stolid
 Definition
showing little emotion or pain
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Perfunctory
 Definition
unenthusiastic, careless
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Capitulate
 Definition
to surrender or give up
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Vapid
 Definition
spiritless, dull
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Taciturn
 Definition
untalkative by nature
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Baneful
 Definition
causing destruction or woe
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Visage
 Definition
face or facial expression
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Entice
 Definition
to lure or attract
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Circumspect
 Definition
cautious, careful, prudent
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Aphorism
 Definition
concise statement of truth
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Admonish
 Definition
to warn
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Truncate
 Definition
to shorten
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Slovenly
 Definition
a slob, messy
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Neologism
 Definition
a new word or phrase
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Indolent
 Definition
lazy
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Dexterous
 Definition
skillful in the use of hands and body
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