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12th Grade
09/14/2010
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tout
 Definition
to publicly brag
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extol
 Definition
to praise highly
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quell
 Definition
to calm
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brawn
 Definition
muscular strength
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efface
 Definition
rubbing out
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hinder
 Definition
to slow or impede the progress of
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hiatus
 Definition
a break or vacation
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kindle
 Definition
start a fire
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copious
 Definition
abundant
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artisan
 Definition
skillful with your hands
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enhance
 Definition
to intensify or improve
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glutton
 Definition
someone who consumes too much food or drink
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obscure
 Definition
dark; unknown; hard to understand
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histrionic
 Definition
overly dramatic
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engender
 Definition
to create to cause
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delineate
 Definition
to describe accurately
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nefarious
 Definition
evil
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querulous
 Definition
grumpy
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obliterate
 Definition
to destroy completely
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vernacular
 Definition
everyday speech
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pugnacious
 Definition
eager to fight
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sage
 Definition
a wise man
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assail
 Definition
to attack with words
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fecund
 Definition
fertile and or productive
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule
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idyllic
 Definition
naturally peaceful
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distend
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to swell
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expedite
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to speed up
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decorous
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proper
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juxtapose
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to put side by side
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discordant
 Definition
lacking harmony or agreement
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exasperate
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to annoy thoroughly
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scrutinize
 Definition
to examine carefully
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benevolent
 Definition
generous, kind
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corroborate
 Definition
to confirm, to back up with evidence
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incandescent
 Definition
brilliant, giving off heat or light
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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ludicrous
 Definition
ridiculous claims
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gullible
 Definition
easily deceived
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bucolic
 Definition
charmingly rural
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convivial
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festive
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discreet
 Definition
sneaky...NINJA!
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discrete
 Definition
unconnected, seperate
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fabricate
 Definition
to lie
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gesticulate
 Definition
make gestures when speaking
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laud
 Definition
to praise or applaud
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belabored
 Definition
to explain or insist on excessively
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reiterate
 Definition
repeat
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conflagration
 Definition
huge fire
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induce
 Definition
to cause to happen
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep; very boring
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anarchy
 Definition
lawlessness
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strident
 Definition
shrill high pitched
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nonchalant
 Definition
no concern
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malleable
 Definition
easy to shape or bend
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