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9th Grade
01/11/2008
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Altruistic

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generous
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Ambivalent
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Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
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Angular
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lean , sharp corned, gaunt
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Arrogant
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Overbearingly assuming, insolently proud
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Aversion
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disliking
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Discern
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difference between two things
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Disparage
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to degrade, to speak of something in a derogatory mannor
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Dispairity
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inequality
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embelish
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to decorate
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engender
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to cause, produce, create 
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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boring and stupid
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lament
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to mourn, express sorrow
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obscure
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vague
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ostentatious

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showy prententious
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prodigal
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wasteful, person given to extravengence
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repudiate
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to reject, disown
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reticence
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reluctant to speak
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revere
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to honor
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serene
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calm
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subtle
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not obvious
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superflous
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beyond what is needed
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taciturn
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quiet
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laud
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praise, extol
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antithesis
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opposite, contrast
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ascend
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to move upward
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austere
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strict, stern
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autonomous
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independent
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banal
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common, ordinary, lacking freshness
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benign
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not causing harm
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capricious
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fickle
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dawdle
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waste time, move at lackadaisical manner
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defamation
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ruining one's reputation
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esoteric
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understood by only a select few
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exacerbate
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aggravate
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fastidous
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critical to an extreme
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furtive
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secret in underhanded way, stealthy
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing
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hypocrite
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one who is insecure ,deceitful
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innate
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existing from birth, inborn
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lethargic
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sluggish, languid
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melancholy
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depression of spirits
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opaque
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not allowing passage of light
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prolific
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fruitful, marked by great productivity
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reprove
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scold, rebuke for misdeed
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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tranquil
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peaceful, calm
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venerate
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honor,revere
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abtruse
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difficult to understand
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affable
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friendly
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audacity
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boldness
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contrite
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extremly apologetic
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credulous
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gullible
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depravity
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moral corruption, wicked act
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deprecate
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dissapprove
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enigmatic
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mysterious, puzzling
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erudite
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scholarly
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exotic
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unfamilliar
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fuse
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to mix or join
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immutable
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unchanging
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incorrigible
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can't improve
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loathe
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hate
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mitigate
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make less severe
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nullify
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to negate
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pacifistic
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opposed to war, using force
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pretentious
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extravegent outward show
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prologue
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intro
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recant
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withdraw statement, or belief, revoke
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servile
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overly submissive
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trepidation

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fear,trembling
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villify
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utter abusive statements against
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