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English
10th Grade
11/19/2011

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solicitous
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concerned; anxious; ready and willing
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ardor
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passion; enthusiasm; intense emotion
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arid
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having low rainfall; dry or barren; dull
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embezzle
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to steal for personal use money given on trust for other reasons
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inextricable
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impossible to escape from or disentangle; extremely complex
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infusion
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addition of something needed; the act of soaking someting in a liquid
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inimical
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unfavorable, harmful, or hostile
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nuance
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a subtle difference; a slight variance
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pathos
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a quality that arouses pity; expression of pity
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soluble
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able to be dissolved or solved
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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ascetic
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reflecting austerity and self-denial; practicing personal dicipline
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emote
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to display exaggerated emotions
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enmity
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hostility; hatred between enemies
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iniquity
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wickedness or injustive; a violation of right
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