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SAT 24
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English
9th Grade
04/20/2009
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animosity
 Definition
ill will; hostility
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auspicious
 Definition
favorable; fortunate
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carnage
 Definition
slaughter, specially in great numbers, as in battle
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cryptic
 Definition
hidden; mystifying
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docile
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easily taught; obedient; submissive
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eschew
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avoid; shun
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foible
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weak point; failing
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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incarcerate
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imprison
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jaded
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worn out; satisfied to the point of excess; dulled
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malaise
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uneasiness; discomfort; a general, indefinable unrest
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niggardly
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stinging; skimping
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overt
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open to view; apparent; public
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polemic
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dispute; argument; verbal attack (noun)
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queue
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file of people waiting in line in order of their arrival
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restive
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uneasy; fidgety
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sequestered
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separated from others; isolated
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surfeit
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overindulgence of food or drink; excess
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turbid
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cloudy; muddy (describes liquids)
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vociferous
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shouting loudly; noisy
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