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11th Grade
03/13/2007
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insurrection
 Definition
uprising; rebellion
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invective
 Definition
strong verbal abuse
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jaded
 Definition
tired; worn out; dulled
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laggard
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a slow; one who falls behind
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand, deception
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lissome
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move gracefully; agile or active
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Machiavellian
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deceitful; tricky
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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minutiae
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insignificant details, triva
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moot
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doubtful; debatable
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nebulous
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hazy vague; uncertian
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nostrum
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quack medicine, supposed cure all
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obscurant
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someone who tries to stop the spread of knowlege
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orifice
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mouth, opening
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panacea
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a cure all, a answer for all problems
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst, a fit
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periphery
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outside boundr, unimportant aspects of a subject
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perverse
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contrary, cranky
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plenary
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full compleate, absolute
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presentiment
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anticipation, especially of some evil
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primogeniture
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state of being first born
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provincial
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countrified; narrow; limited
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purge
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to cleanse, to purify
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quixotic
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extremly idealistic; romantic; not practical
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recreant
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coward traitor
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relegate
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to banish; to assign to an inferior position
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reprisal
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retaliation, revenge
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rudimentary
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elementary, basic
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rue
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to regret, to be sorrowful
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secrete
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to hide or conceal
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simulacrum
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an image; a likeness
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solvent
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having the ability to pay debt (adj.)
a substance that dissolves anouther(noun)
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splenetic
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bad tempered, irritable
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subterfuge
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trickery, deciet
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supple
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flexable
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swarthy
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dark complexioned
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transgression
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violation of a rule or law
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treatise
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a book or writing about some particular subject
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unctuous
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oily; excessively polite
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usurp
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to sieze illegally
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