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10th Grade
12/12/2010
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Gravity
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[N.] Serious
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Banal
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[Adj.] dull,common
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Temper
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[Verb.] to soften
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Extol
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[Verb.]to paise
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Erratic
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[Adj.] without direction
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Euphony
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[N.] pleasant sound
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Advocate
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[Verb.] to support
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Insipid
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[Adj.] boring; taseless
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Indulgent
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[Adj.] Satisfying desires
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Anatonism
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[N.] opposition
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Vital
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[Adj.] must have
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Enhance
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[Verb.] to make better
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Deter
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[ Verb.] to prevent, to stop
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Enduring
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[Adj.] lasting
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Phenomenon
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[Adj.]different
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Solitude
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[N.]the state of being alone
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Tentative
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[Adj.] not final
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Provocative
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[Adj.] attracting
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Depravity
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[N.] moral corruption
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Adversary
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[N.] enemy
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Perceptive
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[Adj.] having keen understanding
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Superficial
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[Adj.] caring on the outer look
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Contempt
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[N.] to think little of someone
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Lucid
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[Adj.] clear
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Immmune
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[Adj.] safe from harm
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Aesthetic
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[Adj.] having to do with art
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Inclined
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[Adj.] tending towards one direction
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Prodigal
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[adj.] wasteful
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Uniform
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[Adj.] without varity
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Assess
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[Verb] to measure
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Exhaustive
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[Adj.] complete
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Infamous
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[Adj.] scandalous
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Authoritarian
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[N.] powerful ruler
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Reticent
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[ Adj.] quiet
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Redundant
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[ Adj.] extra
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Deference
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[N.] respect
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Defer
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[Verb.] to show respect
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Vacillate
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[Verb] to waiver b/w choices
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Fervor
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[N.] passion
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Dispassionate
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[Adj.] free from passion
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Pragmatic
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[Adj.] practical
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Didactic
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[Adj.] to teach
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Alleviate
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[Verb.] to relieve
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Negligence
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[N.] careless
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Endorse
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[Verb] to suppport
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Conspicuous
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[Adj.] easily seen
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Relegate
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[Verb.] to dismiss to an inferior position
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Incessant
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[Adj.] never ending
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Condone
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[Verb] to forgive, ignore
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Tranquility
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[Noun] clamness
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Authentic
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[Adj.] real
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Expedient
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[Adj.] useful
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Fastidious
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[Adj.] overly critical
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Philanthropy
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[N.] a desire to help other
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Anarchy
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[N.] chaos; lack of government
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Virulent
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[Adj.] very harmful (like a virus)
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Miser
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[N.] one who dave greedily
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Articulate
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[Adj.] clearly spoken
[Verb] say cleatly
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Discord
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[N.] disagreement
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Diligent
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[Adj.] hard working
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Subtle
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[Adj.] hard to spot
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Stagnant
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[Adj.] not moving
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Candid
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[Adj.] honest ; frank
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Discern
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[Vrb]to distingush one thing from another
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Hypocritical
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[Adj.] insincere
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Disdain
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[N.] intense dislike
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Abstract
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[Adj.] theoretical ; lacking substance
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Valid
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[Adj.] found on fact or evidence
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Inevitable
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[Adj.] unavoiable
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Eccentric
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[Adj.] odd; unsual
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Provincial
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[Adj.] Narow minded
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Inferred
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[Adj.]derived by reasoning
[Verb.] implied as a conclusion
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Diverse
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[Adj.] varied
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Apprehensive
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[Adj.] fearful
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Vulnerable
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[Adj.] capable of being harmed
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Benevolent
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[Adj.] kind, nice
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Pious
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[Adj.] deeply religious
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Skeptical
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[Adj.] doubting
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Regignation
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[N.] acceptance of a situation
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Illuminate
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[Verb.] make clear ; to ligth up
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Indifferent
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[Adj.] not caring one way or the other
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Apathy
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[ N.] lack of emetion or interest
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Obscure
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[Adj.] unclear
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Amblguous
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[Adj.] having more than one meaning
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Impartial
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[Adj.]unbiased
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Objective
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[Adj.] without bias
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Revere
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[Verb.] to worship
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Discriminate
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[Verb.] to differentiate; phan biet
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Denounce
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[ Ver.] to speak out against
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Innovate
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[ Adj.] to be creative
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Resolution
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[Noun] determination ( a solution to a problem)
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Servile
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[Adj.] like a servant
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Refute
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[Verb] to disprove
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Solicit
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[Verb] to ask for
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Condescend
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[Verb] to talk down to
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Irrational
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[Adj] unreasonable
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Fallacious
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[Adj.] false
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Intangible
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[Adj] abstract ; not able to be touched
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Arrogant
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[Adj] feeling superior to others
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Taciturn
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[Adj] quiet
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Compatible
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[Adj] harmonious
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Dubious
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[Adj] doubtful
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Elusive
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[Adj] tough to catch ; hard to pin down
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Compromise
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[Verb] to settle by concession or surrender
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Flagrant
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[Adj] outstandingly bad
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Static
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[Verb]stationary ; not moving
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Ironic
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[Adj] unexpected
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Dogmatic
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[Adj] stubbornly opinionated
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Facilitate
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[Verb] to make easier
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Frivolous
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[Adj] not serious ; silly
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Dissent
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[N.] disagreement
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Concillate
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[Verb] to soothe ; agree
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Rigor
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[N.] harshness
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Disparity
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[N.] inequality ; difference
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Disparage
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[Verb] to speak badly of
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Conventional
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[Adj] ordinary
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Ephemeral
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[Adj] short lived
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Futile
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[Adj.] hopeless ; useless
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Prosaic
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[Adj] dull
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Profuse
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[Adj]generous
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Censor
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[one who detects objectionable matter
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Complacent
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[Adj] self-satisfied
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Eloquence
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[N.] speaking well
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Virtue
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[N.] moral exellence
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Guile
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[N.] cunning ; cleverness ; tinh vi
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Biased
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[Adj] not neutral ; prejudiced
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Monotonous
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[Adj] without variety ; in
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Monotonous
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[Adj] without variety ; uniform
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Trivial
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[Adj] unimportant
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Contemporary
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[Adj] modern
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Profound
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[Adj] deep meaning ; the inside
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Austere
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[Adj] severe ; without life
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Expedite
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[Verb] to make faster or easier
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Heresy
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[N.] an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
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Censure
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[Verb] to blame ; to criticize
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Arbitrary
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[Adj] subject to individual judgement
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Astute
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[Adj] crafty
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Brevity
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[N] the quality of being bref
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Languid
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[Adj] slow ; weak
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Novel
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[Adj] new ; unsual
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Relevant
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[Adj] important to know
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Mitigate
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[verb] to make milder ot less severe
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Reprehensible
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[Adj] shameful ; bad
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Engender
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[Verb] to create ; to produce
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Deride
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[Verb] to make fun of
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Lethargic
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[Adj] tired ; weak
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Fanatic
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[N.] onw hwo is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
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Solemn
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[Adj] serious
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Acclaim
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[N.] praise
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Augment
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[Verb] to add ; to increase
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Incoherent
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[Adj] chaotic ; impossible to understand
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