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Sadlier Oxford Level F Lesson 15
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11th Grade
08/21/2010

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curtail
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to cut short; to reduce; limit
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cloy
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to spoil or destroy by overindulgence; whet
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choleric
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easily made angry; testy
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bulwark
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a strong defense or protection; to provide a strong defense
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brouhaha
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds; hubbub; an uproar that goes beyond what is justified; pandemonium
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adamant
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firm in purpose or opinion; obdurate; an extremely hard substance
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thwart
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to oppose successfully; foil
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sartorial
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of or pertaining to a tailor or his work
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requisite
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required; needed
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remit
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to pay; to send or hand in money;to forgive or pardon
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profligate
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a person given to wild-spending; a spendthrift; prodigal; give over to self-indulgence
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presentiment
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune; premonition
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onus
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something that is heavy or burdensome; a stigma; duty
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mollify
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to soften; make gentle; pacify; assuage
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mawkish
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excessively sentimental; mushy
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impromptu
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without preparation; offhand; spontaneous
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deference
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respect; courteous yielding to the wishes of another; consideration
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definitive
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conclusive; final
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demeanor
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the way a person behaves; conduct
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enigmatic
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puzzling; perplexing; not easily understood; baffling
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