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9 words for finals
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English
9th Grade
01/27/2011

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arduous
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adj, laborious,onerous difficult to do
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ameliorate
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v, to relieve, as from pain/hardship
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anomaly
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n, departure from usual arrangements, abnormality
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bellicose
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adj quarrelsome or hostile nature, eager to fight
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precarious
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adj, dubious, dependent on uncertain premises
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beseech
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v, to beg for urgently, implore
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catharsis
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n, purgation/purification,usually through spiritual relief
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curmudgeon
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n, surly, ill-mannered,bad tempered person
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brash
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adj,done in haste w/out regard to consequence.
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confluence
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n, coming/flowing together, meeting/gathering at one point
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