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11th Grade
04/26/2007

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acrimony
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harsh sharpness of words, disposition, etc.
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affable
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pleasant, friendly, easy to talk to
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amenable
Definition
willing to answer, act, agree or yield; open to influence or persuasion
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candor
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frank, open, sincere
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coalesce
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to grow together into one body; to unite as to form one mass, community crowd, etc.
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contentious
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causing argument (issue), quarrelsome (people)
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decry
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to denounce, deprecate, condemn
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deference
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respectful yielding to a judgement or opinion
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derision
Definition
ridicule, mockery
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didactic
Definition
intended for instruction
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diffident
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lacking confidence; shy, reserved
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digression
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the act of wandering away from the main topic
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disparage
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to belittle, deprecate
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elated
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very happy or proud
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hackneyed
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made commonplace or stale, usually by overuse
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iconoclastic
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characterized but an attack on established beliefs or institutions
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immutable
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unchangeable
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pedantic
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, esp. in its trivial aspects
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petulant
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unreasonable irritable or impatient
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pragmatic
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conduct that emphasizes practicality
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reticent
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reserved, reluctant
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stratagem
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a plan or scheme intended to surprise or decieve an enemy
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voracious
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exceedingly eager or avid
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained, gushy
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egregious
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conspiciously bad or offensive
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely, unearned, unwarranted
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emollient
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(adj.) softening or soothing
(n.) something that softens or soothes
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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spurious
Definition
not genuine, false, counterfeit
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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surreptitously
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done by secrective means
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arbitrary
Definition
determined by impulse rather than reason
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; weak; shaky; unsure
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assiduous
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hard working
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dogged
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stubbornly persevering
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intrepid
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courageous, fearless
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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obdurate
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stubborn, inflexible
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incumbent
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imposed as a duty, obligatory
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inveterate
Definition
long established, deep rooted, habitual
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transient
Definition
passing away with time, passing from one place to another
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transitory
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short lived or temporary
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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impinge
Definition
hinder, interfere with
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dilettante
Definition
one with amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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cogent
Definition
convincing, reasonable
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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incontrovertible
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indisputable, not open to question
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vindicated
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freed from blame, exculpated
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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convoluted
Definition
intricate, complex
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futile
Definition
pointless, having no purpose
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impede
Definition
to slow the progress of
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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dilatory
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habitually late
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indolent
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lazy
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insipid
Definition
uninteresting, unchallenging
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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solvent
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able to pay one's debts
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virtuoso
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a tremendously skilled artist
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equanimity
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quality of being calm and even tempered; composure
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staid
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unemotional, serious
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
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feral
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savage, untamed
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caustic
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bitingly sarcastic
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fractious
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quarrelsome, unruly
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incorrigible
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unable to be reformed
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect, injurious
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing
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austere
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without decoration, strict
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ponderous
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extremely dull
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prosaic
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unimaginative, dull
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harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come
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nascent
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coming into existence, emerging
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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prodigious
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enormous
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replete
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abundantly supplied, filled to capacity
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venerated
Definition
highly respected
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