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Salinger 31-100
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12th Grade
11/08/2011

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ascetics
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a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
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ascribed
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to credit or assign
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forthrightly
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going straight to the point; frank
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wistfully
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characterized by melancholy longing; yearning
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disconcerting
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disturbing to one's composure or self-possession
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pitted
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marked or scarred with a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground........full of holes!!!
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adamant
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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
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surmised
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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence
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melodious
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of the nature of or characterized by the beat of a song; tuneful
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fastidiously
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
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rancorously
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full of or showing hatred
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ermine
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an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail
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degenerates
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to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate
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sextant....oooo giiirrrrllll
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an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring angular distances, especially the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars.
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amalgamation
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the act or process of blending
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tiller
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tiller
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decorously
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characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character
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edify
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to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift
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squalor
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filth and misery
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mustered
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to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up)
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rostrum
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any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking
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blasé
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indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed; stan in the mid season finally of south park
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detester
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to feel abhorrence of; hate
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filament5
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a very fine thread or threadlike structure
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gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable
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candid
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere
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myopic
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unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted
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archivist
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a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material.
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mirth
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gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter
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avid
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showing great enthusiasm for or interest in
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prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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extenuating
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serving to make a fault, offense, etc., appear less serious
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incessantly
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continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
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uncontestable
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a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
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gripes
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to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble
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saddled
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a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal
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overawed
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to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate
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deference
Definition
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another
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disingenuously
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lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
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tactless
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lacking a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense
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stoic
Definition
of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
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countenance
Definition
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
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