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11th Grade
07/06/2010

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Collude
Definition
Come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose
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Reimburse
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Repay
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Swindle
Definition
Cheat and deprive someone of money
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Vicarious
Definition
Experienced in the imagination through the actions or feelings of others
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Peremptory
Definition
(adj.) Insisting on immediate attention or obedience
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Winnow
Definition
Sort and remove
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Decimation
Definition
Kill, destroy or remove a large percentage
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Docile
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Ready to accept control or instruction; obedient
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Infallibility
Definition
The quality of being unable to make mistakes
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Bolster
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(v.) Support or strengthen
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Doggedness
Definition
Having or showing tenacity or grim persistence
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Dispel
Definition
Make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear
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Vacilate
Definition
Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; indecisive
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Incontrovertible
Definition
Not able to be denied
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Impervious
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Not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by
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Leery
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Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
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Clandestine
Definition
Kept secret or done secretively
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Reticent
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Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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Invidious
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Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
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Dogmatic
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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
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Autonomous
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Having self government, at least to a certain degree
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Conscientious
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Wishing to do what is right, esp. to do one's work well and thoroughly
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Intransigence
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Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
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Stymie
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Prevent or hinder the progress of
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Mercenary
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Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
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Self-effacing
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Not claiming attention for oneself, retiring and modest
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Audacious
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Showing willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
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Reverence
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Deep respect for someone or something
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Disparaging
Definition
Regard or represent as being of little worth
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