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10th Grade
01/19/2012
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Dessicate
 Definition
to dry out
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Assertion
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an emphatic statement
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Locquacious
 Definition
talking too much
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maudlin
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wallowing in self pity
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Farcical
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absurd, ludicrous
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Vibrant
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lively, full of vitality
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Virulent
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extremely poisonous, full of hate
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Contemptuous
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expressing disdain, lack of respect
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enigma
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mystery
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Provincial
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limited in outlook; narrow
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Lucid
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clear; easy to explain
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repudiate
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to reject
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Superficial
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shallow; relating to the surface
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primordial
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formed long ago, primitive
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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contrite
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admitting or feeling guilt
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incessant
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unceasing
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Labryinth
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maze
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impertinent, impudent
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overly bold
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stupefied
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stunned, numbed
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futile
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producing no result, fruitless, weak
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reticence
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hesitancy to speak or act
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strive
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to exert a great deal of effort
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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telepathy
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communication through thought
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charlatan
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pretender, con artist, fake
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vilified, denounced
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verbally abused
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novice, neophyte
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beginner
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sanctuary
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shelter, place of safety
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harbinger
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forerunner
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euphoria
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feeling of extreme happiness
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jejune
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immature, not wise
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prosaic
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boring, not creative
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banal
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not fresh or new
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pedestrian
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common place
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mundane
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dull, ordinary
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sojourn
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vacation
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respite
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break
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enveloped
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encased
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incredulity
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amazement
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morose
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depressed
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penchant
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affection
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symmetry
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proportion
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raconteur
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narrator 
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agenda
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plan
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exult
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be joyful
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conflagration
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big fire
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epiphany
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revealation
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supremacy
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absolute rule
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belligerent
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nasty, argumentative
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truculent
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belligerent, hateful
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serene
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calm, peaceful
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tranquility
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quality or state of being tranquil
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sluggish
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lacking in energy
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obliterate
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to remove or destroy all traces of
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mobility
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quality of being mobile
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monotony
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wearisome uniformity or lack of variety
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tedious
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long and tiresome
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apathy
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absence of passion; disinterest
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ominous
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portending evil or harm
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foreboding
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a prediction; strong inner feeling of a futre misfortune
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menacing
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something that threatens to cause evil or harm; frighten
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desolate
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barren or laid waste; devastated
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clairvoyant
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having or claiming to have the power of seeing beyond the range of natural vision
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mediocrity
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state or quality of being mediocre; ordinary
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indifference
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lack of interest or concern
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mitigate
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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; lighten
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rectify
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to make put or set right; correct
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uniform
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identical, consistent
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conformity
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action in accord with prevailling social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
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ameliorate
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to make or become better or more bearable; amend
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brouhaha
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excited public interest or discussion
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impervious
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not permitting penetration or passage; closed to
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